Yesterday (the 8th) at 1:45 am, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred in Menyuan County, Haibei Prefecture, Qinghai Province. After the earthquake, Qinghai provincial emergency committee started the level II emergency response for major earthquake disasters. Menyuan County set up 14 investigation teams to investigate the disaster situation one by one.
the 6.9-magnitude earthquake in Menyuan County, Haibei Prefecture, Qinghai Province has affected 5831 people and injured 9
On January 9, Qinghai Province held the third press conference on the Menyuan earthquake in Qinghai. It was reported that 5831 people in 1662 households in Menyuan, Qilian and Gangcha counties of Haibei prefecture were affected, 65 people in 16 households were urgently transferred and resettled (including 45 people in 12 households in Huangcheng Township and 20 people in 4 households in Yintian township), 9 people were injured (all caused by improper risk avoidance, 8 people were discharged from hospital and 1 person was kept in hospital for observation), no death ; 217 houses were seriously damaged and 3835 houses were generally damaged; 6 animal sheds collapsed and 145 were generally damaged; 15 km of water supply and drainage pipe network, 3.96 km of heating pipe network, 3.3 km of provincial roads, 8 km of rural roads, 3 bridges and 17 culverts were damaged; There is one potential geological hazard point, and Gansu Qilianshan Cement Group Co.Ltd(600720) National Park Management and protection stations are damaged to varying degrees.
12 aftershocks have occurred in the Menyuan earthquake in Qinghai
as of 16:00 on January 9, 2022, a total of 12 aftershocks of magnitude 3.0 and above have been recorded , including 1 aftershock of magnitude 5.0 to 5.9, 2 aftershocks of magnitude 4.0 to 4.9, and 9 aftershocks of magnitude 3.0 to 3.9. The largest aftershock is Menyuan 5.1 at 2:9 on January 8.
As of 16:00 on January 9, Qinghai Seismological Bureau, together with China Seismological Network Center, earthquake prediction Institute of China Seismological Bureau, Gansu Seismological Bureau and other units, had held six earthquake situation meetings. Experts comprehensively analyzed that the level of aftershock activity of this earthquake maintained the opinions of yesterday’s meeting, with magnitude 5 ~ 6, will not affect Xining, Haidong, Hainan Huangnan and other places have a great impact on their work or life. Please work and live normally.
rescue work was carried out in an orderly manner
the communication network in the earthquake area is unblocked, and 2833 power-off users have restored power supply
At present, the communication network in the earthquake area is smooth, social security is stable, road traffic is smooth, and there is no abnormality in the drinking water project. All 2833 power users affected by have resumed power supply.
affected by the earthquake, Lanxin high speed railway was shut down
The reporter learned from China Railway Lanzhou bureau that the tunnel and line equipment between Haomen and junmachang of Lanzhou Xinjiang high speed railway were seriously damaged. The specific situation is currently under investigation. Affected by this, the Lanzhou Xinjiang high speed railway train stopped .
the earthquake was strongly felt in Zhangye, Gansu Province, and obvious cracks appeared in some houses
Three counties in Zhangye City, Gansu Province are close to the epicenter, of which Shandan County is 114 kilometers away from the epicenter, some houses have obvious cracks. the home of Liang Junmin, a villager in Xigou village, Shandan County, Zhangye City, is more than 80 kilometers away from the epicenter. When the earthquake occurred, the earthquake was felt strongly here. It can be clearly seen that there is an obvious crack between the back wall and the column of the warehouse storing farm tools, is 10 cm by visual inspection, about the width of a fist.
Qinghai Menyuan M6.9 earthquake caused collapse of about two meters of wall in Shandan section of the Great Wall
On January 8, after the 6.9-magnitude earthquake in Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, Shandan County, Zhangye City, 114 kilometers away from the epicenter, felt a strong earthquake. After investigation by the local cultural protection unit, Shandan is the national key cultural relics protection unit of the Han Ming Great Wall. About two meters of the body of the Zhong Ming Great wall collapsed.
After the earthquake, Shandan culture, sports, radio, television and Tourism Bureau immediately organized 130 cadres, workers and amateur cultural protection personnel to conduct a comprehensive safety investigation on their field immovable cultural relics. It was found that two meters of the great wall collapsed in the north section of Shandan section of the Ming Great Wall. The reporter saw at the scene that the gap on the city wall was clearly visible, and rammed earth blocks of different sizes were stacked at the foot of the city wall.
For the collapse of the Ming Great Wall caused by the earthquake, the local cultural protection unit has carried out preliminary protection, and will promote its restoration by applying for protection and repair projects and inviting professional institutions to adopt Adobe tamping technology as soon as possible.
Shandan, Gansu: some walls of 25 schools were damaged. Primary and secondary schools and kindergartens in the county had winter vacation in advance
After the 6.9-magnitude earthquake in Menyuan County, Haibei Prefecture, Qinghai Province, the Education Bureau of Shandan County, Zhangye City, 114 kilometers away from the epicenter, immediately established eight working groups to conduct a comprehensive inspection of 47 primary and secondary schools and kindergartens in the county, conduct a detailed inspection of school buildings and auxiliary facilities, and report the investigation situation in time. As of this (9th) morning, 25 schools and kindergartens in the county have been found to be damaged to varying degrees.
According to the established teaching arrangement, 26 primary and secondary schools in Shandan County will open a three-day final examination on January 10. In order to maximize the safety of teachers and students, Shandan County Education Bureau will postpone the examination until the beginning of the next semester after reporting to the superior for approval. From January 10, primary and secondary school students and kindergartens in the county will enter the winter vacation time in advance.
According to the education supervision office of Shandan County Government, in the next step, the local government will implement the method of “one school, one policy” for 25 damaged primary and secondary schools and kindergartens, and formulate specific maintenance and transformation plans school by school. Use winter vacation to carry out maintenance and reinforcement.
researcher of Qinghai Seismological Bureau analyzed the dazzling strong light phenomenon before the earthquake
After the 6.9-magnitude earthquake in Menyuan County, Qinghai Province, a monitoring video with dazzling strong light before the earthquake spread on the network . According to the strong light phenomenon in the video, researchers of Qinghai Seismological Bureau gave corresponding analysis.
The monitoring screen shows that the strong light phenomenon appeared at 1:45:35 a.m. for about two seconds. With the disappearance of the strong light, it is obvious that the ground began to shake violently . In view of this situation, researchers from Qinghai Seismological Bureau believe that the strong light phenomenon may be the ground light phenomenon, but it does not rule out the possibility of luminescence caused by short circuit of power supply.
(source: China Central Television finance and Economics)
