2014 Yutian earthquake
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| UTC time | 2014-02-12 09:19:48 |
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| ISC event | 604043291 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | February 12, 2014 |
| Local time | 17:19:48 CST |
| Magnitude | 6.9 Mw[1] |
| Depth | 12.0 km (7 mi) |
| Epicenter | 36°06′N 82°30′E / 36.1°N 82.5°E |
| Fault | Altyn Tagh fault |
| Type | Strike-slip |
| Areas affected | Yutian County Xinjiang, China |
| Total damage | 1.08 billion CNY (US$177.5 million)[2] |
| Max. intensity | MMI VIII (Severe) |
| Casualties | None[3] |
The 2014 Yutian earthquake struck Xinjiang on 12 February at 17:19 Beijing Time. The epicenter was located in Aqiang Township, Yutian County. The United States Geological Survey reported its magnitude to be 6.9.[1][4] News reports indicate that no people were killed, but the earthquake could be felt in the seat of Yutian County, Aqiang Township, and Aksu Prefecture far to the north. The earthquake was reported to be felt in Ngari, Zanda and Tholing, and as far away as Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Kashmir, Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, parts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, northern Pakistan, western Nepal, eastern Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Almaty, in Kazakhstan.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b M6.9 – 272km ESE of Hotan, China (BETA)
- ^ "Extremely dangerous earthquake in Xinjiang, China – ca. 60,000 severely damaged houses, 85,000 people relocated and 11,000+ animals killed". Earthquake-Report.com. 12 February 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 新疆和田7.3级地震 暂无人员伤亡报告 Archived 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine，亚太日报，2014年2月13日
- ^ Buckley, Chris (February 12, 2014). "Earthquake Strikes Remote Area of China". The New York Times.
Further reading
[edit]- Li, Haibing; Pan, Jiawei; Lin, Aiming; Sun, Zhiming; Liu, Dongliang; Zhang, Jiajia; Li, Chenglong; Liu, Kang; Chevalier, Marie‐Luce; Yun, Kun; Gong, Zheng (2016), "Coseismic Surface Ruptures Associated with the 2014 Mw 6.9 Yutian Earthquake on the Altyn Tagh Fault, Tibetan Plateau", Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 106 (2): 595–608, Bibcode:2016BuSSA.106..595L, doi:10.1785/0120150136
External links
[edit]- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
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