A magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Ganzi Luding, Sichuan, the largest earthquake in the past 5 years within 200 kilometers around the earthquake.

Cover reporter Wu Bingqing

According to the formal determination of the China Earthquake Network, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred at Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan, September 5th. The depth of the earthquake was 16 kilometers.

The reporter learned from the Sichuan Earthquake Administration that 39 kilometers from Earthquake Luding County, 47 kilometers from Kangding City, 48 kilometers away from asparam, 62 kilometers away from Hanyuan County, 78 kilometers from Yingjing County, 52 kilometers from Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. 226 kilometers away from Chengdu.

According to the big data analysis of the mobile population, the population within 20 kilometers of the epicenter was about 39,000, about 330,000 within 50 kilometers, and about 1.55 million within 100 kilometers. The average altitude of about 2684 meters within 5 kilometers of the epicenter is about 2684 meters. The villages within 5 kilometers of the surrounding areas include ping, Sugiying, half -slate, green stone, saddle waist, and pouring bridge. Town, Yanzigou Town.

According to statistics, a total of 79 earthquakes have occurred in the past 5 years within 200 kilometers around the earthquake, and the largest earthquake is the earthquake. A total of 51 earthquakes have occurred in the past 500 kilometers around the earthquake in the past 10 years. The largest earthquake was a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that occurred in Jiuzhaigou County, Sichuan, Sichuan, Sichuan Province on August 20, 2017. A magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred in Lushan County.

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