2015 Pishan earthquake
2015 Pishan earthquake is located in Southern Xinjiang
2015 Pishan earthquake
UTC time2015-07-03 01:07:47
ISC event611459998
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local dateJuly 3, 2015
Local time09:07
Magnitude6.4 Mw
Depth20.0 km (12.4 mi)
Epicenter37°27′32″N 78°09′14″E / 37.459°N 78.154°E / 37.459; 78.154
Areas affectedChina
Max. intensityVII (Very strong)
Casualties3 dead
71 injured

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck in Pishan County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China 95 km (59 mi) southeast of Yilkiqi (يىلقىچى يېزىسى / 依力克其乡), on July 3 at a depth of 20.0 km (12.4 mi).[1] The earthquake killed at least 3 people and wounded 71.[2][3]

Earthquake

The earthquake occurred on a blind thrust fault that ruptured but did not reach the surface. Instead, the earthquake rupture ceased some 3–7 km beneath the surface.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "M6.4 - 95km SE of Yilkiqi, China". United States Geological Survey. July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "Earthquake killed 3 people in China". Reuters. July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  3. ^ ying (ed.). "Xinjiang earthquake kills 3, injures 71". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015. Three people were killed and 71 others injured in a 6.5-magnitude earthquake that struck northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Friday morning.
  4. ^ Guohong Zhang, Xinjian Shan, Yingfeng Zhang, Eric Hetland, Chunyan Qu, Guangcai Feng (2016). "Blind thrust rupture of the 2015 Mw 6.4 Pishan earthquake in the Northwest Tibetan Plateau by joint inversion of InSAR and seismic data". Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 132: 118-128. Bibcode:2016JAESc.132..118Z. doi:10.1016/j.jseaes.2016.10.005. ISSN 1367-9120.((cite journal)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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