6.4 Ms earthquake in Inner Mongolia, China
40°46′26″N 109°39′40″E / 40.774°N 109.661°E / 40.774; 109.661Casualties | 26 dead |
The 1996 Baotou earthquake (Chinese: 1996年包头地震) occurred on May 3, 1996, at 11:32 local time (03:32 UTC). The epicenter was located near Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China. It had a magnitude of Ms 6.4. The earthquake killed 26 people, injured 453, and left 196,633 homeless.
The earthquake was located close to the western suburbs of Baotou, and it was considered a typical urban earthquake. A landslide in Hademen Gold Mine (哈德门金矿) caused six deaths. There was damage to electricity infrastructure.[1] Liquefaction was reported in the low swamps along both sides of the Yellow River. Anomalies in gas radon and water mercury were observed before the earthquake. However, many of the anomalies were observed in Linhe, Baynnur, but the earthquake occurred near western Baotou.[2] Besides in Inner Mongolia, the earthquake could be felt in Beijing, Shaanxi, and Shanxi of China as well as in Mongolia.[3] There was a large historical earthquake in 849 around the Hetao region, and some researchers located it in eastern Baotou.[4]
The earthquake, which destroyed many old houses, led to the reconstruction of Baotou. In 2002, the Baotou Municipal Government was awarded by UN-HABITAT for the improvements in shelter and the urban environments.[5][6]
References
- ^ "电力系统的地震灾害研究现状与应急响应" by 谢强
- ^ "国家地震科学数据共享中心". www.csi.ac.cn. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Significant Earthquakes of the World". Archived from the original on 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
- ^ "公元849年内蒙古包头东地震地表破裂带及地震参数讨论" by 聂宗笙, 吴卫民, and 马保起
- ^ "Un-Habitat.:. 迪拜奖 | 包头市的震后重建、经济适用房和城市绿化项目". Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
- ^ http://ww2.unhabitat.org/whd/2002/documents/whd_pressrelease_2.doc[permanent dead link]
Further reading
- Guo, Liang-Qian; Bo, Wan-ju; Hu, Xin-Kang; Wang, Min (2002), "Characteristics of crustal strain associated with M=6.4 Baotou earthquake in 1996", Acta Seismologica Sinica, 15 (4): 363–373, Bibcode:2002AcSSn..15..363G, doi:10.1007/s11589-002-0029-7, S2CID 189951607
External links
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
- Sulawesi (7.9, Jan 1)
- Lijiang (7.0, Feb 3) † ‡
- Biak (8.1, Feb 17) †
- Chimbote (7.4, Feb 21)
- Baotou (6.4, May 3)
- Ston–Slano (6.0, Sep 5)
- Nazca (7.5, Nov 12)
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Historical | - 1038 Dingxiang
- 1290 Chihli (Inner Mongolia)
- 1303 Hongdong, Shanxi
- 1536 Xichang, Sichuan
- 1556 Shaanxi
- 1604 Quanzhou, Fujian
- 1605 Guangdong
- 1626 Lingqiu, Shanxi
- 1654 Tianshui, Gansu
- 1668 Tangcheng, Shandong
- 1679 Beijing, Hebei
- 1695 Linfen, Shanxi
- 1709 Zhongwei
- 1718 Tongwei, Gansu
- 1733 Dongchuan, Yunnan
- 1738 Dangjiang, Qinghai
- 1739 Yinchuan–Pingluo, Ningxia
- 1786 Kangding-Luding, Sichuan
- 1815 Pinglu, Shanxi
- 1830 Cixian, Hebei
- 1833 Kunming, Yunnan
- 1850 Xichang, Sichuan
- 1879 Wudu, Gansu
- 1889 Chilik, Xinjiang
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20th century | - 1902 Kashgar, Xinjiang
- 1906 Manas, Xinjiang
- 1913 Eshan, Yunnan
- 1918 Shantou, Guangdong
- 1920 Haiyuan, Ningxia
- 1923 Renda, Sichuan
- 1925 Dali, Yunnan
- 1927 Gulang, Gansu
- 1931 Fuyun, Xinjiang
- 1932 Changma
- 1933 Diexi, Sichuan
- 1936 Lingshan, Guangxi
- 1937 Heze, Shandong
- 1947 Assam
- 1948 Litang, Sichuan
- 1950 Assam–Tibet
- 1952 Damxung
- 1955 Kangding, Sichuan
- 1955 Yuzha, Sichuan
- 1966 Xingtai, Hebei
- 1969 Bohai Sea
- 1969 Yangjiang, Guangdong
- 1970 Tonghai, Yunnan
- 1973 Luhuo, Sichuan
- 1974 Zhaotong, Yunnan
- 1975 Haicheng, Liaoning
- 1976 Longling, Yunnan
- 1976 Tangshan, Hebei
- 1976 Songpan–Pingwu, Sichuan
- 1981 Dawu, Sichuan
- 1983 Heze, Shandong
- 1985 Luquan, Yunnan
- 1985 Wuqia, Xinjiang
- 1988 Lancang–Gengma, Yunnan
- 1990 Gonghe, Qinghai
- 1994 Taiwan Strait
- 1995 Menglian, Yunnan
- 1995 Wuding, Yunnan
- 1996 Lijiang, Yunnan
- 1996 Baotou, Inner Mongolia
- 1997 Jiashi, Xinjiang
- 1997 Manyi, Tibet
- 1998 Zhangbei
- 1998 Ninglang, Yunnan
- 2000 Yunnan
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21st century | - 2001 Kunlun
- 2003 Bachu, Xinjiang
- 2003 Dayao
- 2003 Zhaosu, Xinjiang
- 2005 Ruichang, Jiangxi
- 2006 Yanjin, Yunnan
- 2008 Sichuan
- 2008 Yingjiang, Yunnan
- 2008 Panzhihua, Sichuan
- 2008 Damxung, Tibet
- 2009 Xinjiang
- 2009 Yunnan
- 2010 Yushu, Qinghai
- 2011 Yunnan
- 2011 Myanmar
- 2012 Yangzhou, Jiangsu
- 2012 Zhaotong, Yunnan
- 2013 Lushan, Sichuan
- 2013 Dingxi, Gansu
- 2014 Yutian, Xinjiang
- 2014 Yingjiang, Yunnan
- 2014 Ludian, Yunnan
- 2014 Jinggu, Yunnan
- 2014 Kangding, Sichuan
- 2015 Pishan, Xinjiang
- 2017 Taxkorgan, Xinjiang
- 2017 Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan
- 2017 Jinghe, Xinjiang
- 2019 Changning, Sichuan
- 2020 Kashgar, Xinjiang
- 2020 Qiaojia, Yunnan
- 2021 Dali, Yunnan
- 2021 Maduo, Qinghai
- 2021 Luxian, Sichuan
- 2022 Menyuan, Qinghai
- 2022 Ya'an, Sichuan
- 2022 Luding, Sichuan
- 2023 Jishishan
- 2024 Uqturpan
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