A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck in Pishan County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China 95 km (59 mi) southeast of Yilkiqi (يىلقىچى يېزىسى / 依力克其乡), on July 3 at a depth of 20.0 km (12.4 mi).[1] The earthquake killed at least 3 people and wounded 71.[2][3]
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| UTC time | 2015-07-03 01:07:47 |
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| ISC event | 611459998 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | July 3, 2015 |
| Local time | 09:07 |
| Magnitude | 6.4 Mw |
| Depth | 20.0 km (12.4 mi) |
| Epicenter | 37°27′32″N 78°09′14″E / 37.459°N 78.154°E |
| Areas affected | China |
| Max. intensity | MMI VII (Very strong) |
| Casualties | 3 dead 71 injured |
Earthquake
editThe earthquake occurred on a blind thrust fault that ruptured but did not reach the surface. Instead, the earthquake rupture ceased some 3–7 km beneath the surface.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "M6.4 – 95 km SE of Yilkiqi, China". United States Geological Survey. July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
- ^ "Earthquake killed 3 people in China". Reuters. July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
- ^ ying (ed.). "Xinjiang earthquake kills 3, injures 71". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
Three people were killed and 71 others injured in a 6.5-magnitude earthquake that struck northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Friday morning.
- ^ Zhang, Guohong; Shan, Xinjian; Zhang, Yingfeng; Hetland, Eric; Qu, Chunyan; Feng, Guangcai (2016). "Blind thrust rupture of the 2015 Mw 6.4 Pishan earthquake in the Northwest Tibetan Plateau by joint inversion of InSAR and seismic data". Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 132: 118–128. Bibcode:2016JAESc.132..118Z. doi:10.1016/j.jseaes.2016.10.005. ISSN 1367-9120.
External links
edit- Deadly earthquake China[permanent dead link] on Earthquake Report Website
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.