According to a flash report released by the China Earthquake Network, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake occurred in Mado County, Guoluo Prefecture, Qinghai Province, at about 2:00 a.m. on May 22, at a depth of 17 kilometers, with the epicenter located at latitude 34.59 degrees north and longitude 98.34 degrees east, which is about 38 kilometers away from the county seat of Bordeaux, and 385 kilometers away from Xining City, and within five kilometers of the epicenter area. The average elevation is about 4,230 meters above sea level,the population within 50 kilometers of the epicenter is relatively small,so far the local casualty information has not been released.
Madu County in Qinghai's Guoluo Prefecture, where the earthquake occurred, is the birthplace of the Yellow River, the first county of the Yellow River's source, and the location of the Yellow River source park of the Three Rivers National Park, with an average elevation of more than 4,200 meters above sea level,. Mado County within the territory of the river is very dense, and the epicenter of the earthquake in the vicinity of two hundred kilometers within five years has occurred twenty-five times more than the third level of the earthquake, and this earthquake is also the highest magnitude of the twenty-five earthquakes, which shows the local geological activity is very active, so the local authorities must strengthen the safety measures to control, in order to minimize the loss of the earthquake to the local.
The quake was the most powerful of all the earthquakes.
The epicenter of the earthquake was a hundred kilometers away from the total population of about 140 people,while the earthquake also occurred in the pastoral area, and the local buildings are mostly brick and wooden structures, buildings to cottage-based, and the building is extremely dispersed, so the current statistics on the local disaster and rescue will be difficult, the local government is currently investigating and verifying the disaster. The local government is currently surveying and verifying the situation.
After the earthquake, the Qinghai Provincial Firefighting and Rescue Headquarters has assembled four heavy rescue teams and six light rescue teams across the province, and they have rushed to the scene with all the rescue equipment and gear, and are now carrying out rescue and relief activities in the local area, which will help to minimize the impact of the quake on the local residents. The company's website has been updated with the latest information on the latest developments in the industry, including the latest news on the latest developments.