2008 Panzhihua earthquake
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| Date | August 30, 2008 |
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| Magnitude |
6.1 Ms (CEA); 5.7 Mw (USGS) |
| Depth | 10 km |
| Epicenter |
26°00′N 101°54′E / 26.0°N 101.9°E (Renhe (Chinese: 仁和), Panzhihua, Sichuan) |
| Areas affected | People's Republic of China |
| Max. intensity | Liedu VIII (Heavily damaging) |
| Tsunami | None |
| Aftershocks | 3 major, 439 total |
| Casualties | 41 killed, 589 injured (as of September 5, 2008) |
6.1 Ms (CEA);
The 2008 Panzhihua earthquake struck southern Sichuan province, China on August 30 at 16:30:50.5 China Standard Time with a surface wave magnitude of 6.1 (5.7 Mw). It was not an aftershock of the Wenchuan earthquake that occurred in May of the same year. With more than 400 aftershocks, it caused over 40 deaths, the collapse of 10,000 homes and damage to other infrastructure in the area. Maximum intensity of this earthquake was VIII liedu (Heavily damaging).
According to the China Earthquake Administration (CEA) and Sichuan Earthquake Administration (SCEA), a surface wave magnitude (Ms) 6.1 earthquake struck southern Sichuan province, China on August 30, 2008 at 16:30:50.5 China Standard Time (CST - 0730 UTC). The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported the same earthquake at moment magnitude (Mw) 5.7.
The earthquake's epicenter was located at 26°12′N 101°54′E / 26.2°N 101.9°E, in the Renhe District of Panzhihua, Sichuan, which is 50 km southeast of the city center. The epicenter is 60 km from Huili County in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, 30 km from Yongren County and 55 km from Yuanmou County in neighboring Yunnan province.
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