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The earthquake occurred as the result of motion on a northeast striking reverse fault or thrust fault on the northwestern margin of the Sichuan Basin. The earthquake's epicenter and focal-mechanism are consistent with it having occurred as the result of movement on the Longmenshan Fault or a tectonically related fault.
An earthquake measuring 5.8 M w struck the province of Sichuan in China at 22:55 local time (14:55 UTC), 17 June 2019. [2] Changning and Gong counties in Yibin were particularly affected. 13 people died and more than 200 others were injured. [3]
Name Magnitude/M s Date Epicenter Cause 1786 Kangding-Luding earthquake: 7.8: 1 June 1786: Kangding and Luding County: 2nd 1786 Luding earthquake: 7.0: 10 June 1786: Luding County in Garzê ...
The most recent earthquake with a death toll of more than a thousand was the 2010 Yushu earthquake, which killed 2,968. The collision of India with the rest of Asia has led to seismic activity throughout Western China, particularly in Tibet and the Yunnan, Xinjiang, Sichuan, Gansu and Qinghai provinces.
The 2008 Sichuan earthquake, magnitude 7.9. M L, occurred at 14:28:01.42 CST (06:28:01.42 UTC) on 12 May 2008, [1] with its epicenter in Wenchuan County, Sichuan province of the People's Republic of China.
The 2008 Panzhihua earthquake struck southern Sichuan province, China on August 30 at 16:30:50.5 China Standard Time with a surface-wave magnitude of 6.1, or 6.0 M w. [3] It is also cited as the Renhe-Huili earthquake, [6] [7] [8] especially in SCEA reports and early CEA reports.
According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake was a result of shallow strike-slip faulting on the western margin of the Sichuan Basin. The earthquake occurred on either an NNW–SSE striking, steep WSW dipping left-lateral fault, or a WSW–ENE striking, near vertical dipping right-lateral fault. [8]
5·12 Wenchuan Earthquake Memorial Museum (5.12汶川特大地震纪念馆) is a Memorial museum located in Beichuan County, Sichuan, China, to commemorate victims of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Components