2017 Jiuzhaigou earthquake

2017 Jiuzhaigou earthquake
2017年九寨沟地震
2017 Jiuzhaigou earthquake is located in Sichuan
2017 Jiuzhaigou earthquake
2017 Jiuzhaigou earthquake is located in China
2017 Jiuzhaigou earthquake
UTC time2017-08-08 13:19:49
ISC event610873866
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date8 August 2017
Local time21:19:49 CST (UTC+8) (USGS)
Duration15 seconds[1]
MagnitudeMs 7.0 (CENC)
Mw 6.5 (USGS)
Depthabout 20 km (12 mi) (CENC)
9.0 km (5.6 mi) (USGS)
Epicenter33°11′35″N 103°51′18″E / 33.193°N 103.855°E / 33.193; 103.855
Zhangzha Town, Jiuzhaigou County, Ngawa Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
Areas affectedSichuan Province, Gansu Province and Shaanxi Province
Total damage$500 million USD[2]
Max. intensityCSIS IX[3]
Aftershocks1,741 (including 30 major aftershocks)
Casualties25 dead, 525 injured

The 2017 Jiuzhaigou earthquake occurred on 8 August 2017, in Zhangzha Town, Jiuzhaigou County, Ngawa Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. The earthquake was registered at Ms 7.0 and killed at least 25 people in the mountainous region of northern Sichuan.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference csci was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Event:SICHUAN, CHINA". National Geophysical Data Center.
  3. ^ "九寨沟MS 7.0地震震源参数及致灾特征初步分析". 地球物理学进展 (in Chinese). 33 (6): 2251–2258. 20 December 2018. doi:10.6038/pg2018BB0536. Retrieved 10 November 2021.