A magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred in Texas, Shandong Province, and a three -level emergency response of earthquake relief was initiated in the local area.
According to the China News Agency, the China Earthquake Network was officially determined. At 2:33 am on Sunday (August 6), a magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred in Pingyuan County, Texas, Shandong Province.A magnitude 3.0 earthquake occurred in Pingyuan County, with a depth of 9 kilometers, and the two seizures were located at 37.16 degrees north latitude and 116.34 degrees east longitude.As of 4:05, no report of casualties was received.
The Shandong Province Earthquake Rescue Disaster Relief Headquarters launched a third -level emergency response at 3:40, and sent the guidance team of the Shandong Provincial Emergency Department and the head of the Shandong Earthquake Administration to the scene.
The Shandong Earthquake Administration held a press conference around 3:00. Liu Xiqiang, deputy director of the Seismic Bureau, introduced that according to the judgment of the post -earthquake trend, it was initially believed that the possibility of greater earthquakes after the earthquake was very small.
"A magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred in Pingyuan County, Texas, Shandong Province at 2:33 today.Disposal measures, "At 3:25, we sent the first batch of on -site work teams, which sent a second batch near 4 o'clock, and two batches of 19 people went to the scene."
Liu Xiqiang said that the earthquake level has not been in the history of Pingyuan County, Texas. Within 50 kilometers of the epicenter, no earthquake has occurred in history.
