Follow-up: 5.3-Magnitude Quake Hits Zaduo, Qinghai, Largest Aftershock So Far of Baqing 7.0 Quake
BEIJING — The China Earthquake Networks Center said a magnitude-5.3 earthquake struck Zaduo county, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai province, at 4:39 p.m. Beijing time on October 24 (1:39 a.m. PDT), at a depth of 10 kilometers, with the epicenter at 32.54 degrees north latitude and 93.97 degrees east longitude. The center's flash report said the quake was a strong aftershock of the magnitude-7.0 Baqing earthquake in Tibet and the largest aftershock so far, with the two epicenters about 23 kilometers apart.
The Baqing magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck on October 22, and rescue work has since moved into a phase combining resettlement and medical treatment: 18 resettlement sites, including one in Zharogai village in Maru township, have all been set up, 12,489 affected residents have been safely relocated, and more than 5,000 rescue workers have been deployed; as of 9 a.m. on October 23, 23 aftershocks of magnitude 3.0 or above had been recorded, the largest at magnitude 4.3; the earthquake has killed 16 people and injured 76. Those casualty and relocation figures are from earlier official reports; no official casualty report for this magnitude-5.3 aftershock has been seen.
(GSM, from the China Earthquake Networks Center and CCTV News)
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：青海省玉树藏族自治州首府玉树市全景，资料图。 / Panorama of Yushu City, capital of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai (file photo).
