An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, with a focal depth of 16 km. What did Sichuan experience this summer?
Sichuan has always been a disaster-prone area. Especially in geological disasters, earthquakes, big or small, occur in Sichuan every year. In the final analysis, it is because of the special geological plate in Sichuan. Most of Sichuan is located on the plate fault zone, and the geological activity of the crustal fault zone is active. Therefore, it is more prone to geological disasters such as earthquakes, which also leads to frequent earthquakes in Sichuan.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, with a focal depth of 16 km. According to the latest detection by the Geological Monitoring Bureau, an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale occurred in Luding County, Sichuan Province. The focal depth of this earthquake reached 16 km, which has reached the level of strong earthquake. Up to now, the earthquake has caused more than 80 deaths. In addition, many people have lost contact, and of course the death toll is still rising. Related rescue work is being further carried out, and logistics materials and rescue equipment have arrived at the front line.
The hot weather in Sichuan this year. According to the situation of the same period in the past, it is unlikely that there will be high temperature weather in Sichuan. However, contrary to expectations, the average summer temperature in Sichuan this year has exceeded 40 degrees Celsius. In fact, it is not only Sichuan, but also Chongqing. In addition, as a major hydropower province, Sichuan should ensure the normal power supply in the eastern region on the one hand, and maintain its own power supply on the other. This also directly led to the local power shortage.
There was a drought. In addition to geological disasters and high temperature weather, drought has also occurred in Sichuan. At this point, like the cities in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, there has been no rainy weather for a long time. As a direct result, the total electricity generated by local hydropower is affected to some extent, and the daily water consumption of residents is also in short supply.