China News Service, Lanzhou, January 8 (Reporter Xu Xue) In the early morning of the 8th, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred in Menyuan County, Haibei Prefecture, Qinghai Province.
The earthquake was felt strongly in five Hexi cities in Gansu Province, and the quake was clearly felt in Lanzhou, Baiyin, Dingxi, and Pingliang in the province.
According to the Gansu Provincial Earthquake Administration, 18 towns and towns within 100 kilometers of the epicenter and Zhongmushan Danmachang felt the quake strongly. Nanfeng Township, Minle County, Zhangye County in the province reported cracks in the bungalows.
The Huangcheng Reservoir in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County has been inspected, and no abnormal conditions such as cracks have been found.
After the earthquake, Gansu officials quickly launched the Gansu Provincial Earthquake Level III emergency response. The Gansu Provincial Earthquake Administration launched the earthquake disaster information network to understand the disaster situation, launched the earthquake emergency command and evaluation system to assess the disaster situation, and held an earthquake situation consultation meeting to study the trend after the earthquake. The work team rushed to the earthquake site to carry out scientific investigations such as the erection of mobile earthquake monitoring benches, disaster investigation, and intensity assessment, as well as popular science propaganda for earthquake prevention and disaster reduction, and actively assisted the local government in carrying out earthquake relief work.
As of press time, no reports of casualties and other property losses have been received, and the local social order is stable.
The disaster situation is being further understood.
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