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The earthquake occurred at 17:00 local time. It had a moment magnitude of 5.8 and occurred at a depth of 12 km (7.5 mi), according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) measured the earthquake at a surface-wave magnitude (M s ) of 6.1 at a depth of 17 km (11 mi). [6]
The annual budget of China Geological Survey is approximately 540 million US dollars in 2021, and there are approximately 14,000 employees in 2022. [2] In particular, China Geological Survey also aims to provide scientific support for the sustainable development of China's economy, society and environment, and to promote the protection and ...
The earthquake occurred as a result of shallow (10 km depth) strike-slip faulting at the northeastern Tibetan Plateau. It ruptured a fault located near the Qilian Mountains. The geological structure responsible was the Lenglongling Fault, a segment of the Haiyuan Fault System. The rupture was mostly confined to 0–8 km within the upper crust.
Beijing has 15 major active fault lines, more than double the previous count, according to a new geological survey commissioned by the government. A third were "strongly active", suggesting a high ...
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. [9]
This is a List of earthquakes in China, part of the series of lists of disasters in China. Earthquakes in the loess plateau where residents lived in yaodong caves tended to have big casualties, including the 1303 Hongdong and 1920 Haiyuan earthquakes .
The China Earthquake Administration (CEA; 中国地震局) is a public institution managed by the State Council at the deputy ministerial level in charge of national earthquake disaster reduction work.
He was director of Geological Exploration Department, in addition to serving as president of China Geological Environment Monitoring Institute. [2] He became deputy director of the China Geological Survey in March 2007, rising to director in July 2014. [2] [3] He also served as president of the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences since March ...