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M 5.5 - 17 km WNW of Jiangyou, China

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Magnitude M5.5 Mb

Reported values: USGS M5.5 Mb · GDACS M5.4 (magnitude type not stated)

Depth
10 km
Alert level
Green
Started
Location
Sichuan, People's Republic of China
Hazard
Moderate earthquake

Sichuan, People's Republic of China

About 45 km NW of Mianyang

Events on record associated with People's Republic of China

Mianyang (reference place)MianyangEvent origin; Reported epicentre (USGS)Origin (USGS)Reported epicentre (GDACS)GDACSPeople's Republic ofChinaNorth is upN50 km
Map of the area around Sichuan, People's Republic of China, showing the event origin and the epicentres reported by USGS and GDACS. Scale bar: 50 km. Location inset: People's Republic of China. Reported epicentre marked.

Recorded coordinates

The event origin is WND’s fixed reference point for this event; it is not revised when a provider updates its epicentre. Each provider reports its own current epicentre; a superseded location is kept as history. Distances below are measured from the origin.

Region and reference cities are derived by WND from the reported epicentre using Natural Earth 5.1.2 boundaries; they are not provider statements. Made with Natural Earth.

Event origin: 31.8509° N, 104.5554° E

  • Reported epicentre (USGS) — 31.8509° N, 104.5554° E — at the event origin
  • Reported epicentre (GDACS) — 31.8458° N, 104.5066° E — 5 km W of the event origin

Impact

Population exposedEstimated
38,530 people

What changed

Timeline

The first 5 of 7 dated entries, earliest first. 1 entry without a stated time is in the full chronology.

  1. HazardReported magnitude (GDACS) recorded: M5.4
  2. HazardReported epicentre (GDACS) recorded: 31.8458° N, 104.5066° E
  3. ImpactPopulation exposed recorded: 38,530 people
  4. Main eventM 5.5 - 17 km WNW of Jiangyou, China
  5. HazardMagnitude recorded: M5.5 Mb

See all 8 entries in the full chronology

2 official and scientific sources

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Occurrences

The main event and every occurrence recorded so far. Each reading links to its entry in the evidence record.

Main event

  • M 5.5 - 17 km WNW of Jiangyou, ChinaM5.5 Mb10 km depth

    USGS main shock, reviewed status.

Evidence

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Evidence record

Magnitude

Depth

Reported epicentre

Population exposed

Alert level

Full chronology

  1. Hazard Reported magnitude (GDACS) recorded: M5.4
  2. Hazard Reported epicentre (GDACS) recorded: 31.8458° N, 104.5066° E
  3. Impact Population exposed recorded: 38,530 people
  4. Main event M 5.5 - 17 km WNW of Jiangyou, China
  5. Hazard Magnitude recorded: M5.5 Mb
  6. Hazard Depth recorded: 10 km
  7. Hazard Reported epicentre (USGS) recorded: 31.8509° N, 104.5554° E

No time stated by the source

Sources

  • Scientific record

    M 5.5 - 17 km WNW of Jiangyou, China

    USGS

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  • Scientific record

    Earthquake in China (episode 1730923)

    GDACS

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Evidence coverage

  • GDACS: alert record found and attached. Checked
  • GLIDE registry: checked, nothing matched. Checked
  • ReliefWeb: not queried — reports attach only by GLIDE, and none is assigned. Checked