2014 Yutian earthquake
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| UTC time | 2014-02-12 09:19:48 |
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| ISC event | 604043291 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | February 12, 2014 |
| Local time | 17:19:48 CST |
| Magnitude | 6.9 Mw[1] |
| Depth | 12.0 km (7 mi) |
| Epicenter | 36°06′N 82°30′E / 36.1°N 82.5°E |
| Fault | Altyn Tagh fault |
| Type | Strike-slip |
| Areas affected | Yutian County Xinjiang, China |
| Total damage | 1.08 billion CNY (177.5 million USD)[2] |
| Max. intensity | MMI VIII (Severe) |
| Casualties | None[3] |
The 2014 Yutian earthquake struck
Uttaranchal, Kashmir, Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, parts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, northern Pakistan, western Nepal, eastern Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Almaty, in Kazakhstan
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See also
References
- ^ a b M6.9 - 272km ESE of Hotan, China (BETA)
- ^ "Extremely dangerous earthquake in Xinjiang, China – ca. 60,000 severely damaged houses, 85,000 people relocated and 11,000+ animals killed". Earthquake-Report.com. 12 February 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 新疆和田7.3级地震 暂无人员伤亡报告 Archived 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine，亚太日报，2014年2月13日
- ^ Buckley, Chris (February 12, 2014). "Earthquake Strikes Remote Area of China". The New York Times.
Further reading
- Li, Haibing; Pan, Jiawei; Lin, Aiming; Sun, Zhiming; Liu, Dongliang; Zhang, Jiajia; Li, Chenglong; Liu, Kang; Chevalier, Marie‐Luce; Yun, Kun; Gong, Zheng (2016), "Coseismic Surface Ruptures Associated with the 2014 Mw 6.9 Yutian Earthquake on the Altyn Tagh Fault, Tibetan Plateau", Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 106 (2): 595–608,
External links
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
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