 Damaged buildings in Jishishan after the earthquake | |
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| UTC time | 2023-12-18 15:59:30 |
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| ISC event | 636350642 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | 18 December 2023 |
| Local time | 23:59:30 CST (UTC+08:00) |
| Magnitude | 6.2 Ms 6.1 Mw 5.9 Mww |
| Depth | 10 km (6 mi) |
| Epicenter | 35°44′35″N 102°49′37″E / 35.743°N 102.827°E |
| Type | Thrust |
| Areas affected | Gansu and Qinghai Provinces, China |
| Total damage | ¥14.4 billion (US$2 billion)[1] |
| Max. intensity | CSIS VIII–CSIS IX MMI IX (Violent) |
| Casualties | 151 fatalities, 982 injured |
On 18 December 2023 at around 23:59:30 CST, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9–6.2 struck Jishishan County, in Gansu Province, China.[2] The shallow thrust faulting earthquake struck a densely populated area on the border between the provinces of Gansu and Qinghai. One hundred and fifty-one people died and 982 others were injured. This made it China's deadliest earthquake since the 2014 Ludian earthquake.[3]
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