Shanghai and its adjacent areas are located in the southern margin of the North China tectonic block, which is a moderately strong seismic activity area or influence area. Historically, moderate and strong earthquakes around Shanghai have had a considerable impact on Shanghai. Therefore, although Shanghai is not a region with frequent moderate and strong earthquakes, there are geological and structural conditions for moderate and strong earthquakes.
According to historical records, in the past 500 years, there have been more than * * earthquakes 150 times in Shanghai, including 89 local earthquakes in Shanghai and 6 1 times in other places, among which 4 earthquakes have great influence and caused damage.
On September 1624, an earthquake of magnitude 5 occurred in Shanghai county, causing some houses in Shanghai county to collapse at that time. 1On July 25th, 668, the Tancheng-Juxian M8.5 earthquake seriously affected Shanghai, causing the Pujiang River to skyrocket, the ground of Chongming County to collapse, and the Liu Guang Temple in Jiading to collapse. Two earthquakes with magnitude of 6.75 occurred in the South Yellow Sea on April 1853 and February 3 1927, both of which were strongly felt in Shanghai and caused some damage to Shanghai.
Since 1970, there have been more than ten earthquakes that can be felt in Shanghai. 1984 May 2 1 An earthquake occurred in the South Yellow Sea,199611An earthquake occurred in the waters east of the Yangtze River estuary on October 9; 20 14 An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 occurred in Qingpu District, Shanghai. It has had a considerable impact on Shanghai.
Many active faults have been found in Shanghai and its adjacent areas, five of which may have great influence on Shanghai, and the situation in the ocean needs further investigation.
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Shanghai, referred to as "Shanghai" for short, is the provincial administrative region of People's Republic of China (PRC). Shanghai is the birthplace of China's * * * production party, a national historical and cultural city, and the center of China's economy, finance, trade, shipping and scientific and technological innovation.
Shanghai is located in the east of China, bounded by east longitude12052'-12' and north latitude 30 40'-3153', at the mouth of the Yangtze River, facing Kyushu Island across the East China Sea in the east and facing it in the south, north and south.
Shanghai is located on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean, the east coast of the Asian continent, the front of the Yangtze River Delta, the middle section of the north-south arc coastline of China and the alluvial plain of the Yangtze River Delta, with an average elevation of 4 meters. Tianmashan, Xue Shan, Phoenix Mountain and other hilly relics are found in the west, and tianmashan is the highest in the territory. Shanghai spans the Yangtze River estuary, Dianshan Lake, Huangpu River and Wusong River, with rivers, lakes and ponds alternating. Shanghai has a subtropical monsoon climate with four distinct seasons, abundant sunshine and rainfall.
By the end of 20 18, the total resident population in Shanghai was 24,237,800. The regional GDP was 3,267.987 billion yuan, an increase of 6.6% over the previous year.
People's Daily Online-The epicenter of the M0.6 earthquake in Qingpu District of Shanghai is 44 kilometers away from People's Square.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Shanghai (municipality directly under the Central Government of the People's Republic of China)