157 people have been killed and more than 5,700 injured
when a devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked southwest China’s
Sichuan province on Saturday, flattening more than 10,000 homes in a
seismic mountainous region that suffered a catastrophic quake in 2008.
The quake struck the province on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau at 8:02 am, prompting a major relief and rescue operation in the same area where 90,000 people were reported dead or missing in a 8-magnitude quake in 2008.
A total of 157 people had been killed and more than 5,700 injured in the 7.0-magnitude earthquake as of 9:00 pm after the quake hit Lushan county in the city of Ya’an, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Meanwhile, China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) said Sichuan-based nuclear power facilities are safe and no abnormalities have been detected in environmental radiation monitoring following the quake.
It however has not provided the details of the facilities.
The MEP said local drinking water had not been contaminated so far and there were no chemical plants or other environmentally hazardous facilities in Lushan county.
Several of the injured were said to be in serious condition, Chinese officials said.
At least 10,000 homes were destroyed, the Sichuan government said.
The epicentre of the earthquake was reported to be at a depth of 13 km and was monitored at 30.3 degrees north latitude and 103.0 degrees east longitude.
The powerful quake flattened buildings, triggered landslides and disrupted phone and power connections in the historic Lushan county, home of endangered giant Pandas on the foot hills of Tibetan plateau.
The China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said 712 aftershocks were reported including 50 above 3.0 magnitude.
To help rescue operations, about 6,000 soldiers and police headed to the area where five drones were deployed to capture aerial images, state-run news agency said.
20 04 2013
Tectonic plates of China being considered most fragile today encountered a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China’s Sichuan Province at 8:02 a.m. Saturday. Quake tremor-ed felt by residents in Sichuan’s capital city of Chengdu.Quake was had its effect in provinces of Guizhou, Gansu, Shaanxi and Yunnan.
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Lushan county of Ya’an city in southwest China’s Sichuan Province at 8:02 a.m. Saturday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
The epicenter, with a depth of 13 km, was monitored at 30.3 degrees north latitude and 103.0 degrees east longitude.Media reports multiple aftershocks jolted the area after the 7.0 magnitude quake took place, the largest aftershock in magnitude being the 5.1-magnitude one which shook the bordering area of Lushan and Baoxing counties of Sichuan at 8:07 a.m..
Till the time of release, several aftershocks rated above 4.0-magnitude hit the area, including a M-4.8 quake at 8:06 a.m, a M-4.6 one at 9:02 a.m, a M-4.1 one at 8:31 a.m., and a M-4.1 on at 8:37.
At least seven people have been confirmed dead as of 10:20 a.m. Saturday in the 7.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, the provincial seismological bureau said.
China’s quake has nearly 100 casualties have been reported by the government of Lushan county. Quick to act more than 2,000 soldiers were rushing to the area hit by a 7.0-magnitude quake in southwest China’s Sichuan Province for rescue and relief work, military sources said Saturday.
The quake struck the province on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau at 8:02 am, prompting a major relief and rescue operation in the same area where 90,000 people were reported dead or missing in a 8-magnitude quake in 2008.
A total of 157 people had been killed and more than 5,700 injured in the 7.0-magnitude earthquake as of 9:00 pm after the quake hit Lushan county in the city of Ya’an, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Meanwhile, China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) said Sichuan-based nuclear power facilities are safe and no abnormalities have been detected in environmental radiation monitoring following the quake.
It however has not provided the details of the facilities.
The MEP said local drinking water had not been contaminated so far and there were no chemical plants or other environmentally hazardous facilities in Lushan county.
Several of the injured were said to be in serious condition, Chinese officials said.
At least 10,000 homes were destroyed, the Sichuan government said.
The epicentre of the earthquake was reported to be at a depth of 13 km and was monitored at 30.3 degrees north latitude and 103.0 degrees east longitude.
The powerful quake flattened buildings, triggered landslides and disrupted phone and power connections in the historic Lushan county, home of endangered giant Pandas on the foot hills of Tibetan plateau.
The China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said 712 aftershocks were reported including 50 above 3.0 magnitude.
To help rescue operations, about 6,000 soldiers and police headed to the area where five drones were deployed to capture aerial images, state-run news agency said.
20 04 2013
Tectonic plates of China being considered most fragile today encountered a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China’s Sichuan Province at 8:02 a.m. Saturday. Quake tremor-ed felt by residents in Sichuan’s capital city of Chengdu.Quake was had its effect in provinces of Guizhou, Gansu, Shaanxi and Yunnan.
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Lushan county of Ya’an city in southwest China’s Sichuan Province at 8:02 a.m. Saturday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
The epicenter, with a depth of 13 km, was monitored at 30.3 degrees north latitude and 103.0 degrees east longitude.Media reports multiple aftershocks jolted the area after the 7.0 magnitude quake took place, the largest aftershock in magnitude being the 5.1-magnitude one which shook the bordering area of Lushan and Baoxing counties of Sichuan at 8:07 a.m..
Till the time of release, several aftershocks rated above 4.0-magnitude hit the area, including a M-4.8 quake at 8:06 a.m, a M-4.6 one at 9:02 a.m, a M-4.1 one at 8:31 a.m., and a M-4.1 on at 8:37.
At least seven people have been confirmed dead as of 10:20 a.m. Saturday in the 7.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, the provincial seismological bureau said.
China’s quake has nearly 100 casualties have been reported by the government of Lushan county. Quick to act more than 2,000 soldiers were rushing to the area hit by a 7.0-magnitude quake in southwest China’s Sichuan Province for rescue and relief work, military sources said Saturday.
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