[The Epoch Times, November 05, 2023]On the evening of November 4, a magnitude 4.3 earthquake occurred in Enping City, Jiangmen, Guangdong Province, and the earthquake was felt strongly. Videos posted by netizens showed citizens holding their children outside for safety, while many people around them ran into the street. “Jiangmen Earthquake Citizens Holding Their Children to Take Safety Outside” has become a hot search topic.
According to the China Seismological Network, at 19:24 on the 4th, a magnitude 4.3 earthquake occurred in Enping City, Jiangmen City, with a focal depth of 8 kilometers and an epicenter located at 22.08 degrees north latitude and 112.25 degrees east longitude.
The epicenter was located near Dahuai Town, Enping City, Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province, 3 kilometers from the Dahuai Town Government of Enping City, Jiangmen City, 13 kilometers from the urban area of Enping City, Jiangmen City, 37 kilometers from the urban area of Yangjiang City, and 156 kilometers from Guangzhou City. As of 20:00 on the 4th, a total of 5 aftershocks had occurred.
This earthquake caused strong earthquakes and felt them over a wide area. The surrounding villages within 5 kilometers include Xinying Village, Luodeqianqian, Guanghua Village, Xinlian, Xinzhai, Gaoen, Pikou, Chaojin Village, Fulong, and Jifeng Village, and the towns within 20 kilometers include Dahuai Town. , Hengpi Town, Nafu Town, Naji Town, and Jiangnan Town.
The earthquake was felt in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Macau, Hong Kong, Dongguan, Foshan, Yangjiang, Zhanjiang, Maoming, Zhongshan and Zhuhai.
A video posted by netizens showed that the earthquake was strongly felt in Enping City, Jiangmen City. Some citizens were holding their children to avoid danger outdoors, while many people around them ran to the street.
Affected by the earthquake, the “Guangzhou South Railway Station” announced that the Shenzhen-Zhanshan Railway from Kaiping South to Yangjiang Station was temporarily blocked, and speed restrictions were imposed between Yangjiang Station and Yangxi Station. Passenger trains on the Shenzhen-Zhanjiang Railway will be delayed to varying degrees.
After combing through public information, it was found that as of November 4, there have been 16 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or above in Guangdong this year, the largest of which was a magnitude 5.0 earthquake that occurred in the waters of Nan’ao County, Shantou City at 03:20 on October 23. It is less than 15 days since the Jiangmen Enping magnitude 4.3 earthquake.
Editor in charge: Fang Xiao
2023-11-05 09:44:31
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