According to the China Seismological Network, an earthquake of magnitude 6.6 occurred at the junction of Minxian and Zhangxian in Dingxi City, Gansu Province (34.5 degrees north latitude and 14.2 degrees east longitude) at 7: 45 Beijing time on July 22, 213. The focal depth is 2 kilometers. The epicenter was located 126 kilometers southwest of Dingxi City, 17 kilometers away from Min County and 49 kilometers away from Zhang County. Dingxi, Longnan, Gannan, Linxia, Lanzhou, Baiyin and other cities and States generally feel. The epicenter intensity is 8 degrees.
The earthquake occurred on the Lintan-Minxian fault zone. The earthquake zone is located in the western Qinling Mountains in southern Gansu Province, with deep mountain gullies and narrow roads, and it is an area prone to landslides and mudslides.
By 12: 3, there were 371 aftershocks in * * *, with the largest aftershock of magnitude 5.6. The earthquake has caused 47 deaths and 296 serious injuries. Among them: 45 people died in Min County, Dingxi City, 1 person died in Zhangxian County, and 1 person died in Lixian County, Longnan City. Cracks appeared in most houses in 13 towns and villages in Zhangxian County, which seriously damaged 21, houses in 5,6 households and collapsed 1,23 houses in 38 households. The secondary optical cable from Zhongzhai to Xiaozhai in Min County was interrupted, the fixed telephone and mobile communication signals were interrupted, and there was a large-scale power outage in five towns and villages in Dongshan District.
The disaster situation is being further understood and verified.