2022 Ya'an earthquake

2022 Ya'an earthquake
2022年芦山县地震
2022 Ya'an earthquake is located in China
2022 Ya'an earthquake
UTC time2022-06-01 09:00:08
ISC event624424142
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date1 June 2022
Local time17:00 CST (UTC+8)
Magnitude5.8 Mw(USGS)
6.1 Ms(CENC)
Depth12 km (7.5 mi) (USGS)
17 km (11 mi) (CENC)
Epicenter30°24′58″N 102°59′20″E / 30.416°N 102.989°E / 30.416; 102.989
TypeReverse fault[1]
Areas affectedSichuan
Max. intensityCSIS VIII[2]
Casualties4 dead, 42 injured

On June 1, 2022, a moment magnitude (Mw ) 5.8 or surface-wave magnitude (Ms ) 6.1 earthquake struck Lushan County in Ya'an, Sichuan Province, China.[1] At least four people were killed and 42 were injured.[3] The earthquake had a maximum intensity of VIII on the China seismic intensity scale, causing damage to many homes and triggering rockslides.

  1. ^ a b "M 5.9 - 45 km W of Linqiong, China". earthquake.usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. ^ Xiang Nan, ed. (4 June 2022). "中国地震局发布四川芦山6.1级地震烈度图" [The China Earthquake Administration released the intensity map of the Sichuan Lushan earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1] (in Chinese). China Earthquake Administration. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  3. ^ Jia Yichao; Fan Jianfeng (3 June 2022). Chen Zhouying (ed.). "四川芦山"6·1"地震造成4人死亡42人受伤 14427人受灾" [Sichuan Lushan "6.1" earthquake caused 4 deaths, 42 injuries, 14,427 people affected]. China Central Television. Hangzhou Net. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.

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