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China Earthquake Network formally measured: At 01:45 on January 8, , 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in Menyuan County, Haibei Prefecture, Qinghai (37.77 degrees north latitude, 101.26 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.
00 January 8 01:55 occurred in Menyuan County, Haibei Prefecture, Qinghai (37.75 degrees north latitude, 101.24 degrees east longitude), with an earthquake depth of 10 kilometers.
01:59 earthquake occurred in Menyuan County, Haibei Prefecture, Qinghai (37.76 degrees north latitude, 101.20 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 12 kilometers.
01-01-08 02:00 09 pm earthquake occurred in Menyuan County, Haibei Prefecture, Qinghai (37.78 degrees north latitude, 101.24 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 12 kilometers.
epicenter is 354 kilometers away from Menyuan County and 136 kilometers away from Xining City.
Epicentral topography: The average altitude within 5 kilometers of the epicenter is about 3674 meters.
Historical Earthquakes: According to the China Earthquake Network Speed Report Directory, there have been 18 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or above within 200 kilometers around the epicenter in the past five years. The largest earthquake is this earthquake, and the historical earthquake distribution is as shown in the figure.
epicenter introduction: Menyuan Hui Autonomous County belongs to Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. It is mainly mountainous, has a complex terrain and rich coal resources. It is the largest anthracite production base in Qinghai Province. The county has a total area of 6,896 square kilometers, and has 4 towns, 7 towns and 1 ethnic township. The population was about 160,000 in 2013. In 2013, the county's GDP reached 290 million yuan.
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Source: China Earthquake Station Network Quick Report, China Gansu Network, Xining Evening News
