Which province was the province of yesterday's earthquake with magnitude 5?
China Seismological Network officially determined that an earthquake of magnitude 5.4 occurred in Cangwu County, Wuzhou City, Guangxi (24.08 degrees north latitude,1/0.56 degrees east longitude) at 7: 08 on July 3/day/kloc-0, with a focal depth of 10 km. This is the largest land earthquake in Guangxi monitored by Guangxi Seismic Network since 1970. At present, the earthquake has affected 15600 people.
Cangwu County is located in the north of Wuzhou City, bordering Zhaoqing City in the east, Wanxiu District and Changzhou District in the south, tengxian City in the west and Hezhou City in the north. The county seat is 53 kilometers away from Wuzhou. The county has a total area of 2,784 square kilometers and a total population of about 360,000.
At three o'clock this morning, the reporter arrived at Shatou Town, the epicenter. According to the data provided by Cangwu County Emergency Office, as of 1 50 in the early morning of the same day, the earthquake caused 7 towns in the county to be affected, 42 houses were damaged, 15600 people were affected, 860 people were transferred, and the direct economic loss was 24.2 million yuan. No casualties were reported.
After the earthquake, Guangxi Autonomous Region launched a Class III emergency response. At the same time, Guangxi Seismological Bureau and China Seismological Network Center discussed and judged the earthquake situation, and sent four mobile stations and more than 20 field teams to the disaster area to strengthen earthquake monitoring with the local government, carry out disaster investigation, publicize and educate the people in the disaster area, and do a good job in earthquake prevention and disaster reduction related services.
After the earthquake, Nanning Railway Bureau of Nanguang, Guiguang and Yizhan lines once took emergency measures such as blocking lines and stranded trains, which affected the operation of 64 bullet trains and 7 ordinary trains. At the same time, a number of line inspection locomotives were opened to conduct a comprehensive safety inspection of railway equipment and facilities near the earthquake source. After inspection, the train gradually resumed operation last night.
As the fourth typhoon "Nida" is coming this year, it is expected to have a great impact on Wuzhou, and there may be heavy rainfall. Both the autonomous region and Wuzhou City require to investigate the safety hazards of the earthquake zone and surrounding reservoirs and judge the impact of typhoon meteorological disasters on the earthquake zone. This morning, Cangwu County also held a conference on earthquake relief and typhoon prevention, and made arrangements for related work.