1973 Luhuo earthquake
The Luhuo earthquake struck near the town of Zhaggo in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province, China on February 6, 1973 with a magnitude of 7.6 Mms . The earthquake achieved a rating of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale and resulted in the deaths of an unknown number of Chinese in the affected region.[1] The Xianshuihe Fault is a 350 km long active sinistral strike-slip fault that runs through the eastern Tibetan Plateau. During the earthquake of 1973, the fault ruptured for a length of 90 km.[2]
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| UTC time | 1973-02-06 10:37:10 |
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| ISC event | 763709 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | February 6, 1973 |
| Magnitude | 7.6 Mms |
| Depth | 33.0 km |
| Epicenter | 31.398°N 100.581°E |
| Fault | Xianshuihe fault system |
| Type | Strike-slip |
| Areas affected | China |
| Max. intensity | X (Extreme) |
| Landslides | Yes |
| Casualties | Unknown |
References
- "Significant Earthquake CHINA: SICHUAN PROVINCE". NOAA NCEI. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- Hui-lan Zhou, Clarence R. Allen, and Hiroo Kanamori. "Rupture complexity of the 1970 Tonghai and 1973 Luhuo earthquakes, China, from P-wave inversion, and relationship to surface faulting" (PDF). Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 73.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
External links
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
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