According to the official measurement of the China Seismological Network, an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 occurred in Menyuan County, Haibei Prefecture, Qinghai Province at 1:45 on January 8, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers. The epicenter is located at 37.77 degrees north latitude and 101.26 degrees east longitude.
The average elevation within 5 kilometers of the epicenter is about 3674 meters.
According to the China Earthquake Network Express Catalog, there are 18 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or higher within 200 kilometers of the epicenter in the past 5 years. The largest earthquake is this earthquake. The historical earthquake distribution is shown in the figure.
The villages within 5 kilometers of the earthquake are Liuhuanggou, Qingshazhang, Sheliwan, Zhongzhonggou, and Dagansha River. The villages and towns within 20 kilometers are Huangcheng Mongolian Township.
The epicenter was 54 kilometers from Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, 82 kilometers from Yongchang County, Gansu, 83 kilometers from Minle County, Gansu, 99 kilometers from Qilian County, 100 kilometers from Haiyan County, 96 kilometers from Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and 136 kilometers from Xining City.
Menyuan Hui Autonomous County is affiliated to the Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province. Its territory is dominated by mountains, with complex terrain and rich coal resources. It is the largest anthracite production base in Qinghai Province. The county has a total area of 6896 square kilometers and has 4 towns, 7 townships and 1 ethnic township under its jurisdiction. In 2013, the population was about 160,000. In 2013, the county’s GDP reached 290 million yuan.
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