UTC time | 2017-08-08 23:27:53 |
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ISC event | 610874246 |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | 9 August 2017CST (UTC+8) |
Local time | 07:27 CST[1][2] |
Magnitude | 6.6 (CENC)[3] 6.3 Mw (USGS)[4] |
Depth | 11 kilometres (CENC)[1][2] 20.0 kilometres (USGS)[4] |
Epicenter | 44°16′N 82°53′E / 44.27°N 82.89°E (CENC) [3] 44°18′22″N 82°50′10″E / 44.306°N 82.836°E (USGS)[4] Jinghe County, Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China |
Areas affected | most part in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China |
Total damage | 142 buildings were collapsed and 1060 buildings were damaged |
Max. intensity | VII (Very strong) |
Aftershocks | 108+, including 20 major aftershocks |
Casualties | 32 injured (2 serious) |
The 2017 Jinghe earthquake occurred at 07:27 China Standard Time (CST, UTC+8) on 9 August 2017, in Jinghe County, Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, with magnitude 6.6 and depth 11 kilometres. The epicentre was 44°16′N 82°53′E / 44.27°N 82.89°E.[5] Most cities in northern Xinjiang felt the quake.[1][2] This earthquake occurred on the Tian Shan seismic zone. There was no direct relationship to the earthquake in Jiuzhaigou County that occurred the previous day.[6][7]
Until 11:00 CST (UTC+8) on 9 August 2017, this earthquake caused 32 people injured, including 2 critical injuries, and 142 buildings were collapsed and 1060 buildings were damaged.[8] A wall at the Gezhou 110kv Substation in Bajiahu Village fell, but the power supply was still normal.[9]
Until 12:00 CST (UTC+8) on 9 August 2017, there occurred 108 aftershocks.[8] Until 15:00 CST (UTC+8) on 10 August 2017, there occurred 18 major aftershocks that reached a magnitude of 3.0, six of which reached a magnitude of 4.0. The major aftershock reported by China Earthquake Networks Center are listed below: