2021 Dali earthquake

2021 Dali earthquake
2021 Dali earthquake is located in Yunnan
2021 Dali earthquake
UTC time2021-05-21 13:48:37
ISC event625916004
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date2021-05-21
Local time21:48 (China Standard Time)
Magnitude6.1 Mw
Depth10.0 km (6.2 mi)
Epicenter25°45′40″N 100°00′29″E / 25.761°N 100.008°E / 25.761; 100.008
FaultRed River Fault
TypeStrike-slip
Areas affectedDali City, Yunnan, China
Max. intensityCSIS VIII[1]

MMI IX (Violent)[2]
ForeshocksMw  5.2[3]
Aftershocks27 above Mw 4.0[4] (Strongest is 5.1 Mw[5])
Casualties3 dead, 32 injured[6][7][8]

On May 21, 2021, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Dali City, Yunnan, China, at a depth of 10.0 km.[9] Three people died during the quake, while another 32 were injured.[7][8] The earthquake was referred by the Chinese media as the 5.21 earthquake or 2021 Yangbi earthquake.

  1. ^ Junju Xie; Zhao An; Lei Fu; Kewei Li; Xiaojun Li; Zengping Wen; Jianwen Cui; Guoliang Lin; Pengfei Wang. "Strong Ground Motions From the 21 May 2021 M6.4 Yangbi Earthquake in Western China" (PDF). researchsquare.com.
  2. ^ Wenkai Chen; Dun Wang; Can Zhang; Qiang Yao; Hongjun Si (2021). "Estimating seismic intensity maps of the 2021 Mw 7.3 Madoi, Qinghai and Mw 6.1 Yangbi, Yunnan, China earthquakes". Journal of Earth Science. 33 (4): 839–846. doi:10.1007/s12583-021-1586-9. S2CID 247246109.
  3. ^ "M 5.2 - 22 km WNW of Dali, China".
  4. ^ "USGS earthquake catalog".
  5. ^ "M 5.1 - 24 km WNW of Dali, China".
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Update 22 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ a b "Two people died in the magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Yangbi, Yunnan" (in Chinese). Xinhua Net. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  8. ^ a b Qian Zhongbing, ed. (21 May 2021). "1 dead and 22 injured in the Yangbi earthquake in Yunnan" (in Chinese). Xinhua Net. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  9. ^ "M 6.1 - 28 km NW of Dali, China". United States Geological Survey. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.