China Earthquake

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted China’s Gansu-Qinghai border in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. The earthquake claimed the lives of at least 111 people and left more than 305 people...

Ruby Thakur
December 19, 2023
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A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted China’s Gansu-Qinghai border in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. The earthquake claimed the lives of at least 111 people and left more than 305 people injured. The provinces of Gansu and Qinghai have been most affected by the quake, but the epicentre of the quake was in Jishishan country.

China Earthquake

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A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted China’s Gansu-Qinghai border in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. The earthquake claimed the lives of at least 111 people and left more than 305 people injured. The provinces of Gansu and Qinghai have been most affected by the quake, but the epicentre of the quake was in Jishishan country.

All You Need To Know

Rescue work was under way with Chinese President Xi Jinping calling for “all-out efforts” in the search and relief work.
Nearly 1,500 firefighters were deployed with another 1,500 on stand-by, according to state media. More than 300 officers and soldiers were also mobilised for disaster relief.

Supplies including drinking water, blankets, stoves and instant noodles were also being sent to the affected area.
The US Geological Survey reported the quake was a magnitude 5.9, while the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said it was a magnitude 6.1.

The earthquake struck Gansu’s Jishishan county at a depth of 10km (6 miles) at 11:59 pm local time on Monday (15:59 GMT), according to the USGS, which initially reported the magnitude at 6.0. Multiple aftershocks were reported. shallow quakes cause heavy damage to infrastructure.
Qinghai province is adjacent to the Tibet Himalayan region which is prone to frequent earthquakes due to shifting of continental plates.
Gansu has a population of about 26 million people and includes part of the Gobi Desert.

Earthquakes are common in western provinces such as Gansu, which lie on the eastern boundary of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, a tectonically active area.
Some 200m yuan (£22m; $28m) in natural disaster relief funds has been allocated to Gansu and Qinghai provinces.

Other Earthquakes

In September 2022, a 6.6-magnitude quake hit Sichuan Province leaving almost 100 dead.
A 7.9-magnitude quake in Sichuan in 2008 left more than 87,000 people dead or missing, including 5,335 children who were in school at the time it happened.
At least 242,000 people were killed in 1976 after an earthquake struck Tangshan in the worst natural disaster in Chinese history.

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Ruby Thakur

General Studies Lecturer SSBCrackExams, BSc In PCM, Trained Students For State Services Exams. Expertise in Geography ,Polity & Current Affairs. Love Travelling.