The China Earthquake Network officially determined that a magnitude 3.2 earthquake occurred in Fangshan District, Beijing at 10:11 on January 9 with a depth of 13 kilometers. According to experts, this earthquake is a typical tectonic earthquake, that is, it is caused by normal c

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Beijing News Express (Reporter Ma Jinqian) China Earthquake Network officially determined that a magnitude 3.2 earthquake occurred in Fangshan District, Beijing at 10:11 on January 9 with a depth of 13 kilometers.

According to experts, this earthquake is a typical tectonic earthquake, that is, it is caused by normal movement of the earth's crust. Judging from past experience, earthquakes of similar magnitude will not cause damage to buildings and surface landforms, nor will they cause casualties.

The China Earthquake Network officially determined that a magnitude 3.2 earthquake occurred in Fangshan District, Beijing at 10:11 on January 9 with a depth of 13 kilometers. According to experts, this earthquake is a typical tectonic earthquake, that is, it is caused by normal c - DayDayNews

Beijing topographic map and earthquake fault distribution map. Beijing News reporter Ma Jinqian photographed

why did it happen? It is normal movement of the earth's crust

Liu Guiping, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Earthquake Bureau, introduced that this earthquake has neither strong relationship with the historical earthquake background nor tectonic earthquake.

From a historical background, there are fewer earthquakes reaching this level within 20 kilometers of the epicenter. According to relevant records, since 1970, no earthquakes of magnitude 3 or above have occurred, and no earthquakes of magnitude 5 or above have been recorded in history.

Liu Guiping explained that the smaller the relationship between earthquakes and tectonics, the less destructive the earthquakes are. According to the Beijing Earthquake Bureau's research on the tectonic structure of the earthquake fault in Beijing, the distance between this earthquake and the surrounding fault zone is relatively long. The nearest Zijingguan fault zone, Yongding River fault zone, Shunyi-Liangxiang fault zone, etc. are all over 20 kilometers, and have no direct relationship with the structure.

Is the shock serious? Will not cause damage

Liu Guiping said that according to the analysis of earthquake waveform and focal depth, this earthquake was caused by normal crust movement and there were no other human or weather factors. She said that based on past experience, similar earthquakes will not cause damage to buildings and surface landforms, nor will they cause casualties.

She introduced that according to the current construction of earthquake-resistant projects in Beijing, earthquakes below magnitude 6 will not cause damage to buildings, etc. Will there be aftershocks in

? "Large Possibility"

Will there be aftershocks next?

Liu Guiping said that according to the records of the Beijing Earthquake Network, no aftershocks above magnitude 1 have been observed. Overall, aftershocks are not abundant and the magnitude is low. In recent days, the possibility of another earthquake of the same size in the earthquake zone is relatively small.

Beijing News reporter Ma Jinqian

edit Bai Shuang proofreading Li Lijun

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