Friday, January 7, 2022

Update: 1/7/22

 


More strong and potentially dangerous earthquake activity has continued in the world. A magnitude 6.6 struck China's Qinghai Province today. It struck at about 1:45 a.m. local time and was shallow with a depth of 10 kilometers(6 miles). A magnitude 5.1 aftershock followed about 25 minutes later, according to the United States Geological Survey. The US agency warned that "the population in this region resides in structures that are highly vulnerable to earthquake shaking, though some resistant structures exist." However, the USGS said there would be a low likelihood of casualties due to the region being sparsely populated.

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