2021 Maduo earthquake
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The 2021 Maduo earthquake, also known as the 5.22 earthquake struck Madoi County in Qinghai Province, China on 22 May at 02:04 local time.[8] The earthquake had a moment magnitude and surface-wave magnitude of 7.4.[9][10][11][12] Highway bridges, roads and walls collapsed as a result of the earthquake.[13] According to an anonymous source, at least 20 people were killed, 300 were injured, and 13 were missing.[7] Officials stated that there were no deaths but 19 people sustained minor injuries.[14] It was the strongest in China since 2008.[15] It was assigned a maximum intensity of X in Machali, Maduo County on the China seismic intensity scale and Modified Mercalli intensity scale.[3] This earthquake was preceded by another unrelated earthquake that occurred 5 hours earlier in Yunnan.[16][17]
UTC time | 2021-05-21 18:04:13 |
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ISC event | 620437814 |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | 22 May 2021 |
Local time | 02:04 (China Standard Time) |
Magnitude | 7.4 Mw 7.4 Ms |
Depth | 17 km (11 mi) |
Epicenter | 34.586°N 98.255°E / 34.586; 98.255 |
Areas affected | Qinghai & Tibet, China |
Total damage | ¥4.1 billion ($646 million USD)[1] |
Max. intensity | CSIS X[2][3] MMI X (Extreme)[4] |
Aftershocks | Multiple. Largest is an mb 5.5[5] |
Casualties |