Is Guangxi in the earthquake zone?

According to the statistical research of Guangxi Seismological Network Center, there is usually a certain proportional relationship between small earthquakes and large earthquakes. If small earthquakes occur frequently, the possibility of large earthquakes is greater; Judging from the number of small earthquakes monitored in Guangxi, it is unlikely that a large earthquake will occur in Guangxi.

It is understood that from the perspective of earthquake structure, most earthquakes of magnitude 8.0 or above occur at the plate edge, while Guangxi is located inside the Eurasian plate, in the western section of the southeast coastal seismic belt, not at the junction of the two plates, and lacks the structural conditions for a major earthquake. The largest earthquake recorded in the history of Guangxi was an earthquake of magnitude 6.8.

In addition, most earthquakes in Guangxi are isolated earthquakes and main aftershocks; There are few types of earthquake swarms and foreshocks. According to the website of earthquake prevention and disaster reduction in Guangxi, Guangxi is squeezed by the Indian plate in the northwest and the Philippine plate in the southeast, but the movement speed is only 2mm/ year, and the movement level is low. In the past two years, no signs of speeding up the exercise have been found.

Some earthquakes in Guangxi in recent years

In recent years, there have been some earthquakes in Guangxi, but the magnitude is not very large. You can live with confidence and don't be too alarmed.