2006 Yanjin earthquake
Earthquake in China
28°00′N 104°08′E / 28.0°N 104.14°E / 28.0; 104.14 [1]The 2006 Yanjin earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 4.9 on July 22 at 01:10 UTC (09:10 local time). This destructive shock took place in Yanjin County, Yunnan, China. Twenty-two were killed and 106 were injured.
Damage
Eight people were killed as a result of houses (usually wooden) collapsing and fourteen were killed from other reasons.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c USGS. "M 4.9 - Sichuan-Yunnan-Guizhou region, China". United States Geological Survey.
- ^ National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
- ^ Liu, Ben-yu; Miao, Shen; Ye, Liao-yuan; Xiao, Mei-ling (2006). Damage of village buildings in recent Yunnan earthquakes. 4th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering Taipei, Taiwan October 12–13, 2006. Paper No. 266. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.619.4440.
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