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M 7.0 - 189 km ENE of Nagqu, China

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Magnitude M7.0 Mww

Also reported by GDACS (magnitude type not stated)

Depth
18 km
Alert level
Orange
Started
Location
Tibet, People's Republic of China
Hazard
Major earthquake

Tibet, People's Republic of China

Events on record associated with People's Republic of China

NagchuTIBETEvent origin; Reported epicentre (USGS)Origin (USGS)Reported epicentre (GDACS)GDACSPeople's Republic ofChinaNorth is upN100 km
Map of the area around Tibet, People's Republic of China, showing the event origin and the epicentres reported by USGS and GDACS. Scale bar: 100 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 Each provider reports its own current epicentre; a superseded location is kept as history.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: 32.3376° N, 93.7837° E

  • Reported epicentre (USGS) — 32.3376° N, 93.7837° E — at the event origin
  • Reported epicentre (GDACS) — 32.3805° N, 93.7797° E — 5 km N of the event origin

Impact

Population exposedEstimated
6,246 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. Main eventM 7.0 - 189 km ENE of Nagqu, China
  2. HazardMagnitude recorded: M7.0 Mww
  3. HazardReported magnitude (GDACS) recorded: M7.0
  4. HazardDepth recorded: 18 km
  5. HazardReported epicentre (GDACS) recorded: 32.3805° N, 93.7797° E

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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 7.0 - 189 km ENE of Nagqu, ChinaM7.0 Mww18 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. Main event M 7.0 - 189 km ENE of Nagqu, China
  2. Hazard Magnitude recorded: M7.0 Mww
  3. Hazard Reported magnitude (GDACS) recorded: M7.0
  4. Hazard Depth recorded: 18 km
  5. Hazard Reported epicentre (GDACS) recorded: 32.3805° N, 93.7797° E
  6. Hazard Reported epicentre (USGS) recorded: 32.3376° N, 93.7837° E
  7. Impact Population exposed recorded: 6,246 people

No time stated by the source

Sources

  • Scientific record

    M 7.0 - 189 km ENE of Nagqu, China

    USGS

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  • Scientific record

    Earthquake in China (episode 1741837)

    GDACS

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Evidence coverage

  • GDACS: alert record found and attached. Checked
  • GLIDE registry: a disaster number was assigned. Checked
  • ReliefWeb: checked, nothing matched. Checked