China - Earthquake

Wed, 09 Aug 2017 05:35:00 +02:00

An earthquake of 6.5 Mw and 10 km depth hit central China on 8 August at 13.19 UTC. Its epicenter was located 36 km west-southwest of Yongle city (Sichuan province).
A second earthquake of 6.3 Mw and 26 km depth happened in north-western China close to the border with Kazakhstan on 8 August at 23.47 UTC. Its epicenter was 107 km south-southeast of Dostyq city (Almaty Region, Kazakstan).
National authorities reported, as of 9 August at 8.30 UTC, that the 6.5 Mw earthquake has resulted in the death of 13 people and injury of 175 people. The 6.5 Mw earthquake happened 250 km north-west from the epicenter of the deadly earthquake that hit Yingxiu city (Wnchuan county, Sichuan) on 12 May 2008 and caused the death of more than 87 500 people.