The China Seismological Network officially determined that a magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred in Subei County, Jiuquan City, Gansu Province (39.43 degrees north latitude, 97.28 degrees east longitude) at 19:32 on October 24, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.
According to the China Earthquake Network, the epicenter was sparsely populated and the earthquake was clearly felt in the surrounding areas. The average altitude within 5 kilometers of the epicenter is about 3,474 meters. The epicenter is 95 kilometers from Jiayuguan City, 98 kilometers from Yumen City, 111 kilometers from Suzhou District, 152 kilometers from Jinta County, 176 kilometers from Guazhou County, 95 kilometers from Jiayuguan City, and 503 kilometers from Xining City.
According to the rapid report catalog of the China Seismological Network, a total of 37 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or above have occurred within 200 kilometers around the epicenter in the past five years. The largest earthquake was a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred in Delingha City, Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province on March 26, 2022 (distance The epicenter of this earthquake is 104 kilometers).
Editor: Zhang Shiming
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2023-10-24 11:59:00
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