Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake in Shandong Province, China.

The China Earthquake Networks Center recorded a Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake at a depth of about 10 km, beneath Pingyuan County in Shandong Province, slightly after 2.30 am local time on Sunday 6 August 2023 local time (slightly after 6.30 pm on Saturday 5 August GMT). Twenty one people are reported to have been injured by the event, which caused 126 buildings to collapse and rail services in the region to be termporarily halted, but there are no reports of any fatalities. 

Damage to a farmhouse in Pingyuan County, China, caused by an Earthquake on Sunday 6 August 2023. CCTV/AP.

Earthquakes are common in west and southwest China, where the Eurasian Plate is being compressed by the impact of the Indian Plate from the south, but much less common in the east and centre of the country. However southeastern China is in fact dominated by a series of tectonic blocks, annealed onto the Eurasian Plate during the Triassic. Shandong Province lies in northeastern China, on the eastern margin of the North China Block, which is being pushed eastward by the motion of the Tibetan Block, pushing it into the Amurian Plate, which underlies parts of northeast China, the Russian Far East and Korea.

Tectonic map of Asia, showing relationships between the India–Asia collision, escape of Indonesian and South China blocks seaward, and extension from Siberia to the Pacific margin. (Note also the opening of back-arc basins including the Sea of Japan and the South China Sea, and extension in the Bohai Basin and eastern part of the NCC.) The North China Craton is also strongly influenced by Pacific and palaeo-Pacific subduction, perhaps also inducing extension in the eastern NCC. The palaeo Pacific and Pacific subduction zones developed in the Mesozoic, and also contributed to the hydration of the subcontinental lithospheric mantle beneath the NCC. Kusky et al. (2007).

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Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake in Hebei Province, China,

The China Earthquake Networks Center recorded a Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake at a depth of about 10 km beneath the Guye District of the city of Tangshan in Hebei Province, slightly before 6.40 am local time on Suday 12 July 2020 local time (slightly before 10.40 pm on Saturday 11 July, GMT). This event was felt as far away as Beijing, and there are reports of some damage to buildings in the area, but none of any casualties.

The approximate location of the 12 July 2020 Hebei Earthquake. USGS.

Earthquakes are common in west and southwest China, where the Eurasian Plate is being compressed by the impact of the Indian Plate from the south, but much less common in the east and centre of the country. However southeastern China is in fact dominated by a series of tectonic blocks, annealed onto the Eurasian Plate during the Triassic. Hebei Province lies in northeastern China, on the eastern margin of the North China Block, which is being pushed eastward by the motion of the Tibetan Block, pushing it into the Amurian Plate, which underlies parts of northeast China, the Russian Far East and Korea.

Tectonic map of Asia, showing relationships between the India–Asia collision, escape of Indonesian and South China blocks seaward, and extension from Siberia to the Pacific margin. (Note also the opening of back-arc basins including the Sea of Japan and the South China Sea, and extension in the Bohai Basin and eastern part of the NCC.) The North China Craton is also strongly influenced by Pacific and palaeo-Pacific subduction, perhaps also inducing extension in the eastern NCC. The palaeo Pacific and Pacific subduction zones developed in the Mesozoic, and also contributed to the hydration of the subcontinental lithospheric mantle beneath the NCC. Kusky et al. (2007).

Witness accounts of Earthquakes can help geologists to understand these events, and the structures that cause them. The international non-profit organisation Earthquake Report is interested in hearing from people who may have felt this event; if you felt this quake then you can report it to Earthquake Report here.

 

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Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake in Guangxi Province, China.

The China Earthquake Networks Center recorded a Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake at a depth of 10 km in Jingxi County in Guangxi Province, China, slightly before 9.20 am local time (slightly before 9.20 am GMT) on Monday 25 November 2019. The Earthquake triggered a number of landslides in the area, resulting in one person being killed and four more injured, and was felt across Guangxi Province and northern Vietnam.

A landslide in the town of Hurun in Jingxi County, Guangxi, triggered by an Earthquake on 25 November 2019. Xinhau. 

Earthquakes are common in west and southwest China, where the Eurasian Plate is being compressed by the impact of the Indian Plate from the south, but much less common in the east and centre of the country. However southeastern China is in fact dominated by a series of tectonic blocks, annealed onto the Eurasian Plate during the Triassic. Guangxi Province is located on the South China Block, which is being pushed to the southeast by the motion of the Tibetan Block to the northwest and North China Block to the northeast.

 Tectonic map of Asia, showing relationships between the India–Asia collision, escape of Indonesian and South China blocks seaward, and extension from Siberia to the Pacific margin. (Note also the opening of back-arc basins including the Sea of Japan and the South China Sea, and extension in the Bohai Basin and eastern part of the NCC.) The North China Craton is also strongly influenced by Pacific and palaeo-Pacific subduction, perhaps also inducing extension in the eastern NCC. The palaeo Pacific and Pacific subduction zones developed in the Mesozoic, and also contributed to the hydration of the subcontinental lithospheric mantle beneath the NCC. Kusky et al. (2007).

Witness accounts of Earthquakes can help geologists to understand these events, and the structures that cause them. The international non-profit organisation Earthquake Report is interested in hearing from people who may have felt this event; if you felt this quake then you can report it to Earthquake Report here.

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Magnitude 4.2 Earthquake in Guizhou Province, China.

The United States Geological Survey recorded a Magnitude 4.2 Earthquake at a depth of 13.8 km in southeastern Guizhou Province, China, slightly before 7.30 am local time on Monday 23 March 2015 (slightly before 11.30 pm GMT on Sunday 22 March, GMT). There are no reports of any damage or injuries associated with this event, but it is likely to have been felt locally.

The approximate location of the 23 March 2015 Guizhou Province Earthquake. Google Maps.

Earthquakes are common in west and southwest China, where the Eurasian Plate is being compressed by the impact of the Indian Plate from the south, but much less common in the east and center of the country. However southeastern China is in fact dominated by a series of tectonic blocks, annealed onto the Eurasian Plate during the Triassic. Guizhou Province is located on the South China Block, which is being pushed to the southeast by the motion of the Tibetan Block to the northwest and North China Block to the northeast.

Tectonic map of Asia, showing relationships between the India–Asia collision, escape of Indonesian and South China blocks seaward, and extension from Siberia to the Pacific margin. (Note also the opening of back-arc basins including the Sea of Japan and the South China Sea, and extension in the Bohai Basin and eastern part of the NCC.) The North China Craton is also strongly influenced by Pacific and palaeo-Pacific subduction, perhaps also inducing extension in the eastern NCC. The palaeo Pacific and Pacific subduction zones developed in the Mesozoic, and also contributed to the hydration of the subcontinental lithospheric mantle beneath the NCC. Kusky et al. (2007). 

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Five dead after Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake in western Sichuan Province, China.

The China Earthquake Networks Center recorded a Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake in about 25 km to the northwest of Kanding in eastern Sichuan Province, slightly before 11.20 pm local time (slightly before...

At least one person dead after Magnitude 6.6 Earthquake in Yunnan Province, China.

The China Earthquake Networks Center recorded a Magnitude 6.6 Earthquake about 22 km to the west of the city of Weiyuan in Yunnan Province, China...

Seven dead and 20 missing after landslide and flash flood in Guizhou Province, China.

Seven people are reported to have died and 20 are still missing after a landslide hit the village of Yingping in Guizhou Province, China, at about 8 pm on Wednseday 27 August 2014. A further 22 people were injured in...

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Earthquake in Anhui Province, China, kills at least two.

Two people are known to have died and at least twelve more have been injured following an Earthquake close to the city of Fuyang in Anhui Province slightly before 2.15 pm local time (slightly before 6.15 am GMT) on Saturday 14 March 2015, which was recorded by the China Earthquake Networks Center as having a Magnitude of 4.3 . The two casualties have been named as a man aged 75 and a woman aged 64, both of whom died in hospital after receiving head injuries during the event. though neither has been named at this time. Around 10 000 homes are reported to have been damaged by the event, with 55 having been completely destroyed.

Damage following the 14 March 2015 Anhui Earthquake. Earthquake Report/China News.

Earthquakes are common in west and southwest China, where the Eurasian Plate is being compressed by the impact of the Indian Plate from the south, but much less common in the east of the country. However southeastern China is in fact dominated by a series of tectonic blocks, annealed onto the Eurasian Plate during the Triassic.  Anhui Province lies on the boundary between the two largest of these, North and South China Blocks (the later being sometimes known as the Yangtze Plate). These blocks are being pushed to the southeast by the impact of the Indian Plate into Eurasia, leading to movement along the fault zone that separates them, resulting in occasional Earthquakes.

Tectonic map of Asia, showing relationships between the India–Asia collision, escape of Indonesian and South China blocks seaward, and extension from Siberia to the Pacific margin. (Note also the opening of back-arc basins including the Sea of Japan and the South China Sea, and extension in the Bohai Basin and eastern part of the NCC.) The North China Craton is also strongly influenced by Pacific and palaeo-Pacific subduction, perhaps also inducing extension in the eastern NCC. The palaeo Pacific and Pacific subduction zones developed in the Mesozoic, and also contributed to the hydration of the subcontinental lithospheric mantle beneath the NCC. Kusky et al. (2007). 

The approximate location of the 14 March 2015 Anhui Province Earthquake. Google Maps.

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Two Earthquakes in Jilin Province, northeast China.
The United States Geological Survey recorded a Magnitude 5.4 Earthquake at a depth of 10.9 km, roughly 75 km southwest of the city of Songyuan, in...

Magnitude 4.1 Earthquake in Fujian Province, south China.
The United States Geological Survey recorded a Magnitude 4.1 Earthquake at a depth of 13.3 km, 30 km to the west of Putian City in Fujian Province...


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