2021 Maduo earthquake

2021 Maduo earthquake
2021 Maduo earthquake is located in China
2021 Maduo earthquake
2021 Maduo earthquake is located in Qinghai
2021 Maduo earthquake
UTC time2021-05-21 18:04:13
ISC event620437814
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date22 May 2021
Local time02:04 (China Standard Time)
Magnitude7.4 Mw
7.4 Ms
Depth17 km (11 mi)
Epicenter34°35′10″N 98°15′18″E / 34.586°N 98.255°E / 34.586; 98.255
Areas affectedQinghai & Tibet, China
Total damage¥4.1 billion ($646 million USD)[1]
Max. intensityCSIS X[2][3]

MMI X (Extreme)[4]
AftershocksMultiple. Largest is an mb  5.5[5]
Casualties
  • 19 injured (official)[6]
  • 20 dead, 300 injured, 13 missing (anonymous source)[7]

The 2021 Maduo earthquake, also known as the 5.22 earthquake struck Madoi County in Qinghai Province, China on 22 May at 02:04 local time.[8] The earthquake had a moment magnitude and surface-wave magnitude of 7.4.[9][10][11][12] Highway bridges, roads and walls collapsed as a result of the earthquake.[13] According to an anonymous source, at least 20 people were killed, 300 were injured, and 13 were missing.[7] Officials stated that there were no deaths but 19 people sustained minor injuries.[14] It was the strongest in China since 2008.[15] It was assigned a maximum intensity of X in Machali, Maduo County on the China seismic intensity scale and Modified Mercalli intensity scale.[3] This earthquake was preceded by another unrelated earthquake that occurred 5 hours earlier in Yunnan.[16][17]

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  4. ^ 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.
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  6. ^ Li Ning (27 May 2021). "19 people were injured and 17 people were discharged from hospital after the May 22 earthquake in Maduo, Qinghai" (in Chinese). Xinhuanet. Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. ^ a b "At Least 20 Dead, More Than 300 Injured in Qinghai Quake as China Imposes Information Lockdown". Radio Free Asia.
  8. ^ Yue Hongbin, Yan Jiaqi (22 May 2021). "青海省玛多县发生7.4级地震 西宁震感强烈". People's Daily. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
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  10. ^ "M 7.3 - Southern Qinghai, China". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  11. ^ "A magnitude 7.4 earthquake occurred in Maduo County, Guoluo Prefecture, Qinghai Province at 2:4 on May 22" (in Chinese). China Earthquake Administration. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  12. ^ "M 7.4 - SOUTHERN QINGHAI, CHINA - 2021-05-21 18:04:14 UTC". European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
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  14. ^ "13 people were slightly injured in Qinghai Maduo earthquake". Xinhua News Agency. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
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