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2017 Jinghe earthquake

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{{Infobox earthquake

| title = 2017 Jinghe earthquake
2017年精河地震

| timestamp = 2017-08-08 23:27:53

| anss-url = us2000a65e

| isc-event = 610874246

| damage = 142 buildings were collapsed and 1060 buildings were damaged

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| lon_deg = 82.89

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| local-date = {{Start date|df=yes|2017|8|9}} CST (UTC+8)

| local-time = 07:27 CST

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| location = {{Coord|44.27|82.89|display=inline,title}} (CENC)
{{Coord|44.306|82.836}} (USGS){{cite web|title=M 6.3 – 107 km SSE of Dostyq, Kazakhstan|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us2000a65e|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=8 August 2017|access-date=11 August 2017}}
Jinghe County, Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China

| magnitude = 6.6 (CENC)
6.3 {{M|w|link=y}} (USGS)

| intensity = {{MMI|VII}}

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| depth = 11 kilometres (CENC)
20.0 kilometres (USGS)

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| aftershocks = 108+, including 20 major aftershocks

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| affected = most part in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China

| casualties = 32 injured (2 serious)

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The 2017 Jinghe earthquake occurred at 07:27 China Standard Time (CST, UTC+8) on 9 August 2017, in Jinghe County, Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, with magnitude 6.6 and depth 11 kilometres. The epicentre was {{coord|44.27|N|82.89|E}}.{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-08/09/c_136510800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809035855/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-08/09/c_136510800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 August 2017|agency=Xinhua News Agency|title=Strong tremors felt in Xinjiang 6.6-magnitude quake|date=9 August 2017|access-date=15 August 2017}} Most cities in northern Xinjiang felt the quake.{{Cite web|url=http://www.zaobao.com.sg/realtime/china/story20170809-785777|title=新疆精河发生6.6级地震 乌鲁木齐等地震感强烈|date=9 August 2017|publisher=联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao)|access-date=9 August 2017|language=zh-sg}}{{Cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2017-08/09/c_1121453817.htm|title=新疆精河县发生6.6级地震|date=9 August 2017|website=新华网|language=zh-cn|access-date=9 August 2017}} This earthquake occurred on the Tian Shan seismic zone. There was no direct relationship to the earthquake in Jiuzhaigou County that occurred the previous day.CCTV-13 朝闻天下

9 August 2017{{cite news|title=新疆精河地震与九寨沟地震是否有关联？专家：两者发生在不同地震带|url=http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2017/08/09/453562.html|website=新京报|date=9 August 2017|language=zh-cn}}

Casualties and damage

Until 11:00 CST (UTC+8) on 9 August 2017, this earthquake caused 32 people injured, including 2 critical injuries, and 142 buildings were collapsed and 1060 buildings were damaged.{{cite web|url=http://news.ifeng.com/a/20170809/51595489_0.shtml|title=今早，新疆精河发生6.6级地震 32人受伤！与四川九寨沟地震有关系吗？|website=凤凰资讯-凤凰网|date=9 August 2017|access-date=11 August 2017|language=zh-cn}} A wall at the Gezhou 110kv Substation in Bajiahu Village fell, but the power supply was still normal.{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-08/09/c_136512776.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816192736/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-08/09/c_136512776.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 August 2017|title=Rescue work underway in quake-hit Jinghe, China's Xinjiang|agency=Xinhua News Agency|date=9 August 2017|access-date=16 August 2017}}

Aftershocks

Until 12:00 CST (UTC+8) on 9 August 2017, there occurred 108 aftershocks. Until 15:00 CST (UTC+8) on 10 August 2017, there occurred 18 major aftershocks that reached a magnitude of 3.0, six of which reached a magnitude of 4.0. The major aftershock reported by China Earthquake Networks Center are listed below:

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rowspan="2"| #rowspan="2"| CST date and timecolspan="2" | Epicentrewidth="15%" rowspan="2" |Depthwidth="5%" rowspan="2"| magnituderowspan="2"| Sources
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Main

|2017-08-09 07:27:52

|{{Coord|44.27|N|82.89|E}}

| rowspan="14" |Jinghe County, Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China

|11 kilometres

|6.6

|{{Cite web|url=http://news.ceic.ac.cn/CC20170809072752.html|title=中国地震台网——新疆博尔塔拉州精河县|access-date=9 August 2017|website=China Earthquake Networks Center|language=zh-cn}}

1

|2017-08-09 07:31:06

|{{Coord|44.28|N|82.82|E}}

|6 kilometres

|4.0

|{{Cite web|url=http://news.ceic.ac.cn/CD20170809073107.html|title=中国地震台网——新疆博尔塔拉州精河县|access-date=9 August 2017|website=China Earthquake Networks Center|language=zh-cn}}

2

|2017-08-09 07:32:51

|{{Coord|44.29|N|82.74|E}}

|12 kilometres

|4.0

|{{Cite web|url=http://news.ceic.ac.cn/CD20170809073252.html|title=中国地震台网——新疆博尔塔拉州精河县|access-date=9 August 2017|website=China Earthquake Networks Center|language=zh-cn}}

3

|2017-08-09 07:35:02

|{{Coord|44.33|N|82.90|E}}

|8 kilometres

|3.2

|{{Cite web|url=http://news.ceic.ac.cn/CD20170809073503.html|title=中国地震台网——新疆博尔塔拉州精河县|access-date=9 August 2017|website=China Earthquake Networks Center|language=zh-cn}}

4

|2017-08-09 07:36:27

|{{Coord|44.29|N|82.75|E}}

|13 kilometres

|3.3

|{{Cite web|url=http://news.ceic.ac.cn/CD20170809073628.html|title=中国地震台网——新疆博尔塔拉州精河县|access-date=9 August 2017|website=China Earthquake Networks Center|language=zh-cn}}

5

|2017-08-09 07:39:18

|{{Coord|44.29|N|82.75|E}}

|7 kilometres

|4.5

|{{Cite web|url=http://news.ceic.ac.cn/CD20170809073919.html|title=中国地震台网——新疆博尔塔拉州精河县|access-date=9 August 2017|website=China Earthquake Networks Center|language=zh-cn}}

6

|2017-08-09 07:44:31

|{{Coord|44.31|N|82.76|E}}

|8 kilometres

|4.7

|{{Cite web|url=http://news.ceic.ac.cn/CD20170809074431.html|title=中国地震台网——新疆博尔塔拉州精河县|access-date=9 August 2017|website=China Earthquake Networks Center|language=zh-cn}}

7

|2017-08-09 08:22:37

|{{Coord|44.30|N|82.71|E}}

|6 kilometres

|4.0

|{{Cite web|url=http://news.ceic.ac.cn/CD20170809082238.html|title=中国地震台网——新疆博尔塔拉州精河县|access-date=9 August 2017|website=China Earthquake Networks Center|language=zh-cn}}

8

|2017-08-09 08:27:26

|{{Coord|44.28|N|82.70|E}}

|5 kilometres

|3.1

|{{Cite web|url=http://news.ceic.ac.cn/CD20170809082726.html|title=中国地震台网——新疆博尔塔拉州精河县|access-date=9 August 2017|website=China Earthquake Networks Center|language=zh-cn}}

9

|2017-08-09 08:40:23

|{{Coord|44.29|N|82.59|E}}

|14 kilometres

|3.7

|{{Cite web|url=http://news.ceic.ac.cn/CD20170809084023.html|title=中国地震台网——新疆博尔塔拉州精河县|access-date=9 August 2017|website=China Earthquake Networks Center|language=zh-cn}}

10

|2017-08-09 08:51:02

|{{Coord|44.29|82.74}}

|12 kilometres

|3.0

|{{Cite web|url=http://news.ceic.ac.cn/CD20170809085103.html|title=中国地震台网——新疆博尔塔拉州精河县|access-date=9 August 2017|website=China Earthquake Networks Center|language=zh-cn}}

11

|2017-08-09 08:52:34

|{{Coord|44.29|82.70}}

|5 kilometres

|3.1

|{{Cite web|url=http://news.ceic.ac.cn/CD20170809085234.html|title=中国地震台网——新疆博尔塔拉州精河县|access-date=9 August 2017|website=China Earthquake Networks Center|language=zh-cn}}

12

|2017-08-09 08:54:32

|{{Coord|44.28|82.69}}

|12 kilometres

|3.1

|{{Cite web|url=http://news.ceic.ac.cn/CD20170809085433.html|title=中国地震台网——新疆博尔塔拉州精河县|access-date=9 August 2017|website=China Earthquake Networks Center|language=zh-cn}}

13

|2017-08-09 13:22:40

|{{Coord|44.29|82.78}}

|8 kilometres

|4.6

|{{Cite web|url=http://news.ceic.ac.cn/CD20170809132240.html|title=中国地震台网——新疆博尔塔拉州精河县|access-date=9 August 2017|website=China Earthquake Networks Center|language=zh-cn}}

14

|2017-08-09 13:30:01

|{{Coord|44.10|82.07}}

|Nilka County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China

|7 kilometres

|3.0

|{{Cite web|url=http://news.ceic.ac.cn/CD20170809133001.html|title=中国地震台网——新疆伊犁州尼勒克县|access-date=9 August 2017|website=China Earthquake Networks Center|language=zh-cn}}

15

|2017-08-09 18:02:09

|{{Coord|44.31|82.85}}

|rowspan=6|Jinghe County, Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China

|7 kilometres

|3.2

|{{Cite web|url=http://news.ceic.ac.cn/CD20170809180210.html|title=中国地震台网——新疆博尔塔拉州精河县|access-date=9 August 2017|website=China Earthquake Networks Center|language=zh-cn}}

16

|2017-08-09 23:47:52

|{{Coord|44.33|82.79}}

|7 kilometres

|3.3

|{{Cite web|url=http://news.ceic.ac.cn/CD20170809234752.html|title=中国地震台网——新疆博尔塔拉州精河县|access-date=9 August 2017|website=China Earthquake Networks Center|language=zh-cn}}

17

|2017-08-10 01:14:12

|{{Coord|44.28|82.73}}

|7 kilometres

|3.3

|{{Cite web|url=http://news.ceic.ac.cn/CD20170810011413.html|title=中国地震台网——新疆博尔塔拉州精河县|access-date=10 August 2017|website=China Earthquake Networks Center|language=zh-cn}}

18

|2017-08-10 08:10:22

|{{Coord|44.26|82.71}}

|8 kilometres

|3.3

|{{Cite web|url=http://news.ceic.ac.cn/CD20170810081023.html|title=中国地震台网——新疆博尔塔拉州精河县|access-date=10 August 2017|website=China Earthquake Networks Center|language=zh-cn}}

19

|2017-08-12 06:19:06

|{{Coord|44.28|82.71}}

|16 kilometres

|3.3

|{{Cite web|url=http://news.ceic.ac.cn/CD20170812061907.html|title=中国地震台网——新疆博尔塔拉州精河县|access-date=13 August 2017|website=China Earthquake Networks Center|language=zh-cn}}

20

|2017-08-13 15:41:49

|{{Coord|44.30|82.85}}

|8 kilometres

|3.0

|{{Cite web|url=http://news.ceic.ac.cn/CD20170813154150.html|title=中国地震台网——新疆博尔塔拉州精河县|access-date=13 August 2017|website=China Earthquake Networks Center|language=zh-cn}}

See also

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References

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Further reading

  • Xu Zhang, Li-Sheng Xu, Jun Luo, Wanpeng Feng, Hai-Lin Du, Lu Li, Lei Yi, Chen Zheng, Chun-Lai Li; Source Characteristics of the 2017 Ms 6.6 (⁠Mw 6.3) Jinghe Earthquake in the Northeastern Tien Shan. Seismological Research Letters doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/0220190194

External links

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