2008 Panzhihua earthquake

2008 Panzhihua earthquake
UTC time2008-08-30 08:30:54
ISC event13392944
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local dateAugust 30, 2008 (2008-08-30)
Local time16:30:54 CST
Magnitude6.1 Ms (CEA);[1][2] 6.0 Mw (USGS)[3]
Depth11.0 km (6.8 mi)
Epicenter26°00′N 101°54′E / 26.0°N 101.9°E / 26.0; 101.9
(Renhe (Chinese: 仁和), Panzhihua, Sichuan)
Areas affectedChina
Max. intensityCSIS VIII
Aftershocks439[4]
Casualties41 dead, 589 injured[5][6]

The 2008 Panzhihua earthquake struck southern Sichuan province, China on August 30 at 16:30:50.5 China Standard Time with a surface wave magnitude of 6.1, or 6.0 Mw.[3] It is also cited as the Renhe-Huili earthquake,[6][7][8] especially in SCEA reports and early CEA reports. It was not an aftershock of the Sichuan earthquake that occurred several months prior. With more than 400 aftershocks, it caused over 40 deaths, the collapse of 10,000 homes and damage to other infrastructure in the provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan. The maximum liedu was VIII (Heavily damaging).

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  3. ^ a b "M 6.0 - Sichuan-Yunnan border region, China". earthquake.usgs.gov.
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  7. ^ "Roughly: Sequence of Renhe-Huili earthquakes (仁和-会理地震序列目录)" (in Chinese). Sichuan Earthquake Administration (四川防震减灾信息网, SCEA). September 2, 2008. Archived from the original on September 8, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2008.
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