2020 Qiaojia earthquake
27°15′58″N 103°17′17″E / 27.266°N 103.288°E / 27.266; 103.288
Mw5.1The 2020 Qiaojia earthquake (Chinese: 2020年巧家地震) occurred in Yunnan, China, 42 km west of Zhaotong on May 18, 21:48 local time (2020-05-18 13:48 UTC).[1] The moment magnitude 5.1 quake occurred at a depth of 10 km.[1] Various buildings were damaged, and one house collapsed in Zhaoyang District. Four people were killed while 24 people were injured.[4]
Tectonic setting
The lateral spreading of the thickened crust of the Tibetan Plateau, caused by the ongoing collision between the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate, has led to the presence of many active fault zones within the Sichuan-Yunnan region. The largest of these is the Xianshuihe fault system (XFS), a major left-lateral strike-slip structure. This fault system divides into two main strands, the Anninghe-Zemuhe and Daliangshan faults. Near where these two strands rejoin to the south, a SW–NE trending right lateral fault zone is developed on the eastern side of the XFS, the Zhaotong–Ludian fault. The XFS has been the location of many large and damaging earthquakes, such as the 1981 Dawu and 2010 Yushu earthquakes. In 2014 a major earthquake occurred close to the trace of the Zhaotong-Ludian Fault.[2][5]
Earthquake
The measured magnitude was 5.1 Mw with a hypocentral depth of 10 km. The earthquake's focal mechanism showed strike-slip on one of two nodal planes orientated 170° and 263°. The NNW-SSE trending solution matches best with the elongation of isoseismal lines in a 160° direction and the trend of aftershocks within the first 24 hours after the event in a 175° direction. The causative fault has been identified as the Xiaohe-Baogunao Fault based on its orientation and proximity to the epicentre and the area affected by co-seismic landslides. Based on the distribution of aftershocks, the 2014 Ludian earthquake has also been explained by movement along another part of this fault zone.[2]
Damage
There was significant damage to parts of Xiaohe Township in Qiaojia County, with some houses collapsed. Landslides along several roads had to be cleared. Ten telecom base stations were put out of action , but half that number were repaired by the following day. Four deaths were reported, with a further 24 people being injured. Firefighters and a mining rescue team were sent from Zhaotong City to the affected area, with 16 townships being visited by rescuers.[4][6]
The earthquake shaking triggered a large number of landslides on the slopes of the surrounding hills. 167 separate landslides were mapped, with the largest having an area of 8,345 m2. The total estimated volume of all the landslides was 2.97x106 m3.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "M 5.1 - 42 km W of Zhaotong, China". earthquake.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-05-26. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ^ a b c d He, X.; Xu, C.; Qi, W.; Huang, Y.; CHeng, J.; Xu, X.; Yao, Q.; Lu, Y.; Dai, B. (2021). "Landslides Triggered by the 2020 Qiaojia Mw5.1 Earthquake, Yunnan, China: Distribution, Influence Factors and Tectonic Significance". Journal of Earth Science. 32 (5): 1056–1068. Bibcode:2021JEaSc..32.1056H. doi:10.1007/s12583-021-1492-1. S2CID 238255107.
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- ^ a b c "4 killed, 24 injured as earthquake hits China's southwestern Yunnan province". Hindustan Times. 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ Zhou, L.; Zhao, C.; Zhang, M.; Xu, L.; Cui, R.; Zhao, C.; Duan, M.; Luo, J. (2022). "Machine-learning-based earthquake locations reveal the seismogenesis of the 2020 Mw 5.0 Qiaojia, Yunnan earthquake". Geophysical Journal International. 228 (3): 1637–1647. doi:10.1093/gji/ggab420.
- ^ Huaxia (2020-05-19). "Death toll in SW China quake rises to four". Xinhuanet. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
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