China News Service, Xining, March 2 (Qi Zengbei and Li Yuwei) The reporter learned from the Haixi Prefecture Fire Rescue Detachment of Qinghai Province on the 2nd that after the earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 on the Richter scale occurred in Dulan County, Haixi Prefecture, the fire rescue force quickly rushed to the earthquake area. The earthquake inspection work has been carried out. So far, no reports of casualties and building collapses have been received.

  China Earthquake Networks officially determined that an earthquake of magnitude 4.8 occurred at 08:18 on March 02 in Dulan County, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province (35.74 degrees north latitude, 95.87 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 9 kilometers.

The picture shows the household inspection of the Dulan Brigade of the Haixi Fire Rescue Detachment.

Photo courtesy of Haixi Fire

  It is reported that the villages within 20 kilometers of the earthquake include Ketenhabucihaguole, Chahawusu, Tawenchaan, Yekedawa, and Hajidawa. There are no townships within 50 kilometers. The townships include Dagele Township and Zongjia Town.

According to the analysis of mobile population big data, the population within 50 kilometers is extremely sparse, and the population within 100 kilometers is about 9,400.

  A total of 39 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or above have occurred within 200 kilometers of the epicenter in the past five years. The largest earthquake was a magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Maduo County, Guoluo Prefecture, Qinghai on August 13, 2021 (199 kilometers away from the epicenter); around the epicenter A total of 22 earthquakes of magnitude 5 or above have occurred within 500 kilometers in the past 10 years. The largest earthquake was a magnitude 7.4 earthquake that occurred in Maduo County, Guoluo Prefecture, Qinghai on May 22, 2021 (259 kilometers away from the epicenter).

The picture shows the household inspection of the Dulan Brigade of the Haixi Fire Rescue Detachment.

Photo courtesy of Haixi Fire

  After the earthquake, the Haixi Fire Rescue Detachment assembled a full-time headquarters and a heavy rescue team with a total of 100 personnel and 18 fire vehicles, carrying 72-hour self-protection materials, as well as life detection, demolition and lifting, There are 1,750 sets of equipment and equipment such as top support, warning and decontamination, and are ready to be dispatched at any time.

Haixi Prefecture Fire Rescue Detachment Dulan Brigade 1 car and 4 people went to Xiangride Town to carry out household inspection work.

  Up to now, no reports of casualties and building collapses have been received, and the specific situation is under further investigation.

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