2017 Jinghe earthquake

The 2017 Jinghe earthquake occurred at 07:27 China Standard Time (CST, UTC+8) on 9 August 2017, in Jinghe County, Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, with magnitude 6.6 and depth 11 kilometres. The epicentre was 44.27°N 82.89°E / 44.27; 82.89.^[5] Most cities in northern Xinjiang felt the quake.^[1][2] This earthquake occurred on the Tian Shan seismic zone. There was no direct relationship to the earthquake in Jiuzhaigou County that occurred the previous day.^[6][7]

2017 Jinghe earthquake
2017年精河地震

UTC time	2017-08-08 23:27:53
ISC event	610874246
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	9 August 2017 (2017-08-09) CST (UTC+8)
Local time	07:27 CST[1][2]
Magnitude	6.6 (CENC)[3] 6.3 Mw (USGS)[4]
Depth	11 kilometres (CENC)[1][2] 20.0 kilometres (USGS)[4]
Epicenter	44.27°N 82.89°E / 44.27; 82.89 (CENC)[3] 44.306°N 82.836°E / 44.306; 82.836 (USGS)[4] Jinghe County, Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China
Areas affected	most part in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China
Total damage	142 buildings were collapsed and 1060 buildings were damaged
Max. intensity	MMI VII (Very strong)
Aftershocks	108+, including 20 major aftershocks
Casualties	32 injured (2 serious)

The distribution of the seismic intensity of this earthquake, where the epicentre is labelled with a star (USGS)

Casualties and damage

Until 11:00 CST (UTC+8) on 9 August 2017, this earthquake caused 32 people injured, including 2 critical injuries, and 142 buildings were collapsed and 1060 buildings were damaged.^[8] A wall at the Gezhou 110kv Substation in Bajiahu Village fell, but the power supply was still normal.^[9]

Aftershocks

Until 12:00 CST (UTC+8) on 9 August 2017, there occurred 108 aftershocks.^[8] Until 15:00 CST (UTC+8) on 10 August 2017, there occurred 18 major aftershocks that reached a magnitude of 3.0, six of which reached a magnitude of 4.0. The major aftershock reported by China Earthquake Networks Center are listed below:

#	CST date and time	Epicentre		Depth	magnitude	Sources
		Coordinate	Place
Main	2017-08-09 07:27:52	44.27°N 82.89°E / 44.27; 82.89	Jinghe County, Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China	11 kilometres	6.6	[3]
1	2017-08-09 07:31:06	44.28°N 82.82°E / 44.28; 82.82		6 kilometres	4.0	[10]
2	2017-08-09 07:32:51	44.29°N 82.74°E / 44.29; 82.74		12 kilometres	4.0	[11]
3	2017-08-09 07:35:02	44.33°N 82.90°E / 44.33; 82.90		8 kilometres	3.2	[12]
4	2017-08-09 07:36:27	44.29°N 82.75°E / 44.29; 82.75		13 kilometres	3.3	[13]
5	2017-08-09 07:39:18	44.29°N 82.75°E / 44.29; 82.75		7 kilometres	4.5	[14]
6	2017-08-09 07:44:31	44.31°N 82.76°E / 44.31; 82.76		8 kilometres	4.7	[15]
7	2017-08-09 08:22:37	44.30°N 82.71°E / 44.30; 82.71		6 kilometres	4.0	[16]
8	2017-08-09 08:27:26	44.28°N 82.70°E / 44.28; 82.70		5 kilometres	3.1	[17]
9	2017-08-09 08:40:23	44.29°N 82.59°E / 44.29; 82.59		14 kilometres	3.7	[18]
10	2017-08-09 08:51:02	44.29°N 82.74°E / 44.29; 82.74		12 kilometres	3.0	[19]
11	2017-08-09 08:52:34	44.29°N 82.70°E / 44.29; 82.70		5 kilometres	3.1	[20]
12	2017-08-09 08:54:32	44.28°N 82.69°E / 44.28; 82.69		12 kilometres	3.1	[21]
13	2017-08-09 13:22:40	44.29°N 82.78°E / 44.29; 82.78		8 kilometres	4.6	[22]
14	2017-08-09 13:30:01	44.10°N 82.07°E / 44.10; 82.07	Nilka County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China	7 kilometres	3.0	[23]
15	2017-08-09 18:02:09	44.31°N 82.85°E / 44.31; 82.85	Jinghe County, Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China	7 kilometres	3.2	[24]
16	2017-08-09 23:47:52	44.33°N 82.79°E / 44.33; 82.79		7 kilometres	3.3	[25]
17	2017-08-10 01:14:12	44.28°N 82.73°E / 44.28; 82.73		7 kilometres	3.3	[26]
18	2017-08-10 08:10:22	44.26°N 82.71°E / 44.26; 82.71		8 kilometres	3.3	[27]
19	2017-08-12 06:19:06	44.28°N 82.71°E / 44.28; 82.71		16 kilometres	3.3	[28]
20	2017-08-13 15:41:49	44.30°N 82.85°E / 44.30; 82.85		8 kilometres	3.0	[29]

See also

• China portal

• List of earthquakes in 2017
• List of earthquakes in China