Seismological Bureau of Hunan Province: There is no earthquake in Hunan Province and its surrounding areas.
In response to all kinds of rumors, this reporter interviewed an authoritative person from the Seismological Bureau of Hunan Province by telephone this morning. According to Ms. Wan, a staff member, residents of Anren County, Chenzhou City rumored that there was a suspected earthquake in the local area, which caused residents' houses to shake. So far, no reports of house collapse have been received. At the same time, she clearly told reporters that according to the monitoring, there was no earthquake in Hunan Province and surrounding areas.
The relevant person in charge of Anren county government also quickly clarified to the media through various channels that there was no earthquake. The local government also released confidence to the masses in a timely manner through radio, television, mobile phone text messages and other channels to stabilize people's hearts.
There are also rumors of earthquakes in Hengyang near Anren, and the local stability office denies them.
"At 3 o'clock in the morning, I was woken up by my hometown phone and said that there was going to be an earthquake. I didn't sleep well all night. More than 7 million people in Hengyang spent the night in the open air. " A netizen working in the government broke the news to reporters through QQ.
According to the news released by Hengyang Stability Office, there was no earthquake in Hengyang area. At present, there is no panic among the local people, and the production and living order is stable.
The cause of the abnormal shaking is still being searched, and two deputy directors of the Provincial Seismological Bureau rushed to Anren.
For the abnormal phenomenon of shaking, relevant experts are further looking for the reasons. According to the introduction of the Provincial Seismological Bureau, in order to further verify the situation, the Provincial Seismological Bureau urgently dispatched two deputy directors, Hu and Yan, to Anren, and they are currently on their way.
According to the National Seismological Network, at 0 1 34 on February 2, 2009, Beijing time, an earthquake of magnitude 7.2 occurred in Talao Islands, Indonesia (3.9 degrees north latitude and 126.6 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of about 30 kilometers, and there were no big cities within the epicenter 100 kilometers.
World Broadcasting News Network February 2009 12 Source: Hengyang News Network
At 5 pm and 8 pm on February 1 1, the violent vibration in some counties and cities in our city was not a sign before the earthquake, so citizens need not panic.
On February 1 1 at 5 pm and 8 pm, residents in Jin Lan Town, Jinxingmiao Town, Quanxi Town, hongshan town Town and Donghuwei Township in Hengnan County heard violent vibration, glass shaking, rolling gate ringing and ground motion. There are rumors of earthquakes in some places, and people go out to avoid danger and refuse to go home.
This morning, the reporter interviewed the Municipal Earthquake Office. At present, the office has launched an emergency plan, and the Municipal Seismological Station has strengthened monitoring and contacted the Provincial Seismological Bureau. At present, there is no earthquake in the province, outside the province and Hengyang City.
According to Director He of the Municipal Seismological Office, Hengyang Air Force was conducting training and exercises from February 0 afternoon 1 11,which did not rule out the phenomenon that some villagers' houses were slightly shaken and the glass was shaken when the plane was flying at low altitude. He said that earthquake prediction is a difficult problem in the world at present, but China's earthquake monitoring is in a leading position in the world. Hengyang seismic station was put into use in 2007. As long as there is a little vibration in the urban area, the seismic station can monitor it. From February 1 1 to February 12, no earthquake information was monitored in our city, and there was no earthquake record in the provincial seismic network.
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Basic information of Hengyang earthquake:
Hengyang City is located in the middle of Hunan Province, in the middle reaches of Xiangjiang River. Named after living in the south foot of Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue.
Hengyang city is located at east longitude110o32'16 "-13o16' 32" and north latitude 26o 07'05 "-27o 27'24 ". North-south length 150km and east-west width 173km.
The highest point in the territory is Zhurong Peak of Hengshan Mountain, with an altitude of 1290 m; The lowest point is Pippen Port in Hengdong, with an altitude of only 39.2 meters.
Hengyang City is located in the Cretaceous-Paleogene fault basin in Hengyang. There are Liuyang-Hengyang-Yongzhou active fault zone in the west and Shaoyang-Chenzhou active fault zone in the southwest, including Mesozoic and Cenozoic intrusive volcanic mountains. The structure is complex and has the environmental conditions of destructive earthquake.
There have been many destructive earthquakes in Hengyang history. Since the accurate record of 1974, there have been 25 earthquakes in Hengyang * * *, with the maximum magnitude of 3.5. From 2007 to 2008, there were four earthquakes in Hengyang * * *:
In 2007
March
East longitude 1 12.54
North latitude 26. 10
Level 2.3
Leiyang city, Hunan
In 2007
May
East longitude 1 12.50
27.22 degrees north latitude
1.7 level
Hengyang County, Hunan Province
In 2007
65438+ February
East longitude 1 12.52
26.92 degrees north latitude
1. 1 level
Hengyang County, Hunan Province
the year of 2008
65438+ October
East longitude 1 12.70
North latitude 27. 18
1.3 level
Hengshan County, Hunan Province
On June 65438+1October 65438+July 15: 02: 26, an earthquake of magnitude 2.8 occurred in Baiguo Town, Hengshan County, which caused some houses to crack, mountains to crack, wells to deform, ponds to leak, fish to fly, chickens to jump and dogs to bark.
On the morning of 12, Chen Xinwen, a member of the party group and consultant of Hengyang municipal government of Hunan province, answered a reporter's question about the earthquake in some villages in Hengyang in the evening of February. 1 1 said that after monitoring by the national, provincial and municipal seismic networks, there was no earthquake in Hengyang and its surrounding areas, and the reason for the earthquake was that a certain unit of the air force stationed in Hengyang was ordered to be military.
A strong earthquake shook Hengyang 65438+ 10,000 citizens to avoid danger outdoors.
On the evening of February 1 1, due to the violent vibration in most villages in the city, the glass and rolling gates of some houses shook and made a noise. Due to the rumors of the earthquake, people in Hengyang city and some surrounding areas flocked to the streets to take emergency refuge.
/kloc-in the early morning of 0/2, many people in Hengyang were awakened by phone calls from relatives and friends about the "Hengyang earthquake", and more than 65,438+tens of thousands of "sleepy" people were evacuated to the outdoor. The squares, streets and open spaces of the city are crowded with asylum seekers. Everyone is dragging their children and helping the elderly and young people wait for the dawn.
The alarm number 1 10 was "exploded" by the people who consulted, and the mobile network was once "blocked". A large number of policemen were deployed in various street squares to maintain order. Holding a horn, the police explained to the public again and again that there was no earthquake in Hengyang and called on the public to remain calm.
A middle school in Hengyang City also evacuated students overnight and placed them in safe areas such as lawns.
In several counties and towns in Hengyang, a large number of people have also left their homes and taken refuge in open areas. It was not until 4 o'clock in the morning that citizens who went out to avoid danger began to return home one after another.
The government informed the cause of the earthquake: the military exercise triggered the earthquake.
Chen Xinwen, on behalf of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, told Hengyang people yesterday that the cause of the vibration was a military exercise conducted by a certain unit in Hengyang from 6: 00 1 February to 6: 001February. At the same time, he expressed his appreciation for Hengyang people's strong sense of earthquake prevention.
According to the reporter's understanding, Zhang and Mayor of Hengyang Municipal Party Committee held an emergency meeting yesterday morning, which fully affirmed the people's awareness of earthquake prevention in Hengyang and said that they would further improve the government's ability to deal with public emergencies and ensure the safety of people's lives and property.
Hengyang Earthquake Monitoring Station said that since 8: 25 pm on February 1 1, the monitoring station has received dozens of calls, and people have been calling to report abnormal vibrations. According to records, there were violent vibrations in Hengyang County, Qidong County, Hengdong County, Hengnan County, leiyang city and other places in the city around 5 pm and 8 pm, accompanied by earthquakes such as glass shaking and rolling gate ringing. Among them, Jin Lan Town of Hengyang County, Jinxingmiao Town, Quanxi Town of Hengnan County, hongshan town and Donghu Township of leiyang city have the strongest reaction.
To this end, the Hengyang Earthquake Office launched an emergency plan, and the Municipal Seismological Station strengthened the detection and contacted the Provincial Seismological Bureau. After close monitoring, it was found that there was no earthquake in the province, outside the province and Hengyang City.
Although Hengyang is located in the earthquake fault zone, there is no destructive earthquake.
According to the introduction of the Municipal Seismological Bureau, Hengyang is located in the Cretaceous-Paleogene fault basin of Hengyang, with Liuyang-Hengyang-Yongzhou active fault zone in the west and Shaoyang-Chenzhou active fault zone in the south, which contains Mesozoic and Cenozoic intrusive fire mountains, with complex structure and environmental conditions for destructive earthquakes.
There have been many destructive earthquakes in Hengyang history. Since the accurate record of 1974, there have been 25 earthquakes in Hengyang * * *, with the maximum magnitude of 3.5. From 2007 to 2008, there were four earthquakes in Hengyang, but none of them were destructive.
At present, earthquake prediction is a difficult problem in the world, but earthquake monitoring in China is in a leading position in the world. Hengyang seismic station was put into use in 2007, and any vibration in the urban area can be completely detected.
Hengyang Earthquake Office appeals to citizens to correctly understand the hazards of earthquakes, keep a cool head and respond correctly according to common sense of earthquakes.