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Earthquake in China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2012 Yangzhou earthquake occurred in Jiangsu Province of the People's Republic of China at 20:11 (UTC+8) in Yangzhou on July 20.
UTC time | 2012-07-20 12:11:52 |
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ISC event | 601453276 |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | 20 July 2012 |
Local time | 20:11:52 CST |
Magnitude | 4.9 mb |
Depth | 13.9 kilometres (8.6 mi)American sources or 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)Chinese sources |
Epicenter | 32.990°N 119.645°E |
Areas affected | China |
Casualties | 1 dead, 2 injured |
The epicenter was located at the boundary of Baoying County and Gaoyou City, both of which under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou.[1] The earthquake could be felt in a number of nearby cities including Changzhou, Xuzhou, Zhenjiang and Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province.
The quake measured 4.9 on the body wave magnitude scale.[2] According to official sources, one person died and two were injured as a result of the earthquake. Thirteen rooms collapsed and 155 rooms were severely damaged.[3]
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