2022 Luding earthquake

2022 Luding earthquake
Damage along a street
2022 Luding earthquake is located in China
2022 Luding earthquake
UTC time2022-09-05 04:52:19
ISC event624749357
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date5 September 2022 (2022-09-05)
Local time12:52
MagnitudeMw 6.7, Ms 6.8
Depth18.4 km (11.4 mi)[1]
Epicenter29°29′N 102°13′E / 29.49°N 102.22°E / 29.49; 102.22[1]
TypeStrike-slip
Max. intensityCSIS IX

MMI IX (Violent)[2]
Peak acceleration0.68 g
Aftershocks6,486 recorded (as of 22 October)
Casualties93 dead, 424 injured, 24 missing

A Mw 6.7 (Ms 6.8) earthquake struck Luding County in Sichuan province, China on 5 September 2022 at 12:52:19 local time.[3] The epicenter was located 226 km (140 mi) from Chengdu,[4] or 43 km (27 mi) southeast of Kangding.[3] Ninety-three people died, 424 were injured and 24 remained missing. More than 13,000 homes and other infrastructure were damaged or destroyed. It was the largest earthquake to strike the province since 2017.[5]

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  3. ^ a b Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: "M 6.6 – 43 km SE of Kangding, China". earthquake.usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  4. ^ Hailei, Zhang. "四川甘孜州泸定县发生6.8级地震 震中距成都市226公里" [The epicenter of a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan, was 226 kilometers away from Chengdu]. Shanghai Securities Journal. Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Earthquake in China's Sichuan kills more than 30, shakes provincial capital". Reuters. 5 September 2022. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.