Haicheng Earthquake, Tangshan Earthquake, Lancang and Gengma Earthquake in Yunnan Province, Kunlun Mountain Earthquake, Wenchuan Earthquake in Sichuan Province, Yushu Earthquake in Qinghai Province, and Jiuzhaigou Earthquake in Sichuan Province.
1, Haicheng earthquake
Haicheng earthquake is February 4, 1975 in today's Haicheng City, Liaoning Province, China's major earthquake. 1975 February 4, 19:36 Beijing time, in Haicheng, Liaoning Province, Yingkou County, the area of the earthquake (122 ° 50' east longitude, latitude 40 ° 41' north) occurred in the intensity of the Richter magnitude of 7.3 (moment magnitude of 7.0) The depth of the quake was 16-21 kilometers.
Because Chinese scientists accurately predicted the earthquake and issued a timely short-range forecast, the region suffered 18,308 casualties***, or 0.22 percent of the total population.
Of these, 1,328 died, accounting for 0.02 percent of the total population, while 4,292 were seriously injured and 12,688 were lightly injured, with minor and serious injuries accounting for 0.2 percent of the total population.
It is believed that this is the only successful case in human history so far where the evacuation of people was organized by officials on the basis of correct prediction of earthquakes, significantly reducing the damage.
2. Tangshan Earthquake
An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale occurred in Tangshan, Hebei Province, on July 28, 1976, at 3:42 p.m. and 53.8 seconds, with its epicenter in Yuehe Township, Kaiping District, Tangshan, i.e., 39.6 degrees north latitude and 118.2 degrees east longitude, and with a magnitude of 11 degrees at the epicenter, and a depth of 12 kilometers at the epicenter.
The same day at 18:45 in Luanxian 7.1 magnitude earthquake, the same year on November 15, Tianjin Ninghe 6.9 magnitude earthquake, the main shock after the aftershock more aggravated earthquake disaster. Tangshan earthquake no obvious foreshock omen, aftershock lasted a long time, the attenuation process ups and downs.
According to statistics, the Tangshan earthquake *** caused more than 242,000 deaths; after the Tangshan earthquake tenacious Chinese people self-reliance, production and self-help. The Tangshan earthquake is one of the ten major natural disasters of the 20th century.
3, Kunlun Mountains earthquake
November 14, 2001, the Kunlun Mountains occurred a strong earthquake of 8.1 magnitude. Thankfully, this powerful earthquake did not cause any casualties due to the fact that the place where it occurred was off the beaten track.
The quake, the second largest earthquake of its magnitude within China's mainland since the founding of the country, was second only to the Aug. 15, 1950, 8.6-magnitude quake in Mutuo, Tibet. The tremor was felt in parts of Qinghai, Sichuan and Gansu.
To 11 a.m. on Nov. 15, the quake area also had a number of consecutive aftershocks, resulting in the collapse of some houses in the main earthquake area of Qinghai, Qinghai-Tibet Highway (National Highway 109) in a number of places fracture, the Kunlun Mountains appeared to be a large crack belt.
4, Wenchuan earthquake
5-12 Wenchuan earthquake, occurred in Beijing time (UTC +8) on May 12, 2008 (Monday) 14:28:04 seconds, according to the Chinese people *** and the State Seismological Bureau of the data, the magnitude of the earthquake's surface wave Richter magnitude up to 8.0Ms, the moment magnitude of 8.3Mw (according to the U.S. Geological Survey's data, moment magnitude 7.9Mw). moment magnitude of 8.3Mw (7.9Mw according to the USGS) and an intensity of 11 degrees.
Seismic waves from the quake have been confirmed to have traveled 6 times around the Earth. The quake affected half of China and many countries and regions in Asia, from Liaoning in the north, Shanghai in the east, Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand and Vietnam in the south, and Pakistan in the west.
The 5-12 Wenchuan earthquake severely damaged area of more than 100,000 square kilometers, of which, the extremely hard-hit areas **** 10 counties (cities), the more serious disaster areas **** 41 counties (cities), general disaster areas **** 186 counties (cities).
As of 12:00 on September 18, 2008, the 5-12 Wenchuan earthquake *** caused 69,227 deaths, 374,643 people were injured, 17,923 people are missing, is the people's Republic of China *** and the country's most destructive earthquake since its inception, but also after the Tangshan earthquake casualties are the most serious one.
5, Yushu earthquake
April 14, 2010, Yushu City, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, six earthquakes occurred in Yushu City, the highest magnitude 7.1, occurred at 7:49 pm, the epicenter of the earthquake is located in the vicinity of the city.
In order to express the deep condolences of the people of all ethnic groups in the country for the compatriots killed in the earthquake in Yushu, Qinghai, the State Council decided on April 20, 2010 to hold a national mourning activity on April 21, 2010, with flags at half-mast throughout the country and in embassies and consulates abroad to pay tribute and stop public **** recreational activities.
As of 18:00 on May 30, 2010, approved by the Qinghai Provincial Department of Civil Affairs, the Department of Public Security and the Yushu Prefecture Government in accordance with the relevant procedural provisions, the Yushu earthquake has caused 2,698 people to be killed, of which 2,687 have been identified, 11 unnamed bodies, and 270 people are missing.
People killed whose identities have been confirmed: 1,290 men and 1,397 women; 2,537 people of Yushu nationality in Qinghai, 54 people of non-Yushu nationality in the province, and 96 people of foreign nationality (including one person of Hong Kong origin); and 199 students who were killed.
Baidu Encyclopedia - China's Famous Earthquakes