ken88 Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Do you know the provinces which are prone to earth quakes in china? I know the Indian plate is pushing against the Eurasian plate causing the Himalayan mountains to grow taller, while causing earth quakes in China, India and Pakistan. Last earth quake in china (about 20 years ago, I think) killed over 240,000 people. I Googled it. Nothing much came out of that. Link to comment
chilton747 Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 1976 in Tangshan. To the Chinese it was a signal of the end or strife and a new beginning along with the death of Chairman Mao. Most mountainous regions are prone to earthquakes. Link to comment
rogerinca Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Do you know the provinces which are prone to earth quakes in china? I know the Indian plate is pushing against the Eurasian plate causing the Himalayan mountains to grow taller, while causing earth quakes in China, India and Pakistan. Last earth quake in china (about 20 years ago, I think) killed over 240,000 people. I Googled it. Nothing much came out of that. The geographic region that China is in, is one of the most active seismic areas of the world. Following is a list of those earthquakes which have had fatal results in China, mostly the ones at or around magnitude 6 or greater. Again, there have been others, below magnitude 6, in the past twenty years, but they did not cause loss of life, only property damage and/or injury and thus did not make the news: China 1290 09 27 - Chihli, China Fatalities 100,000 1556 01 23 - Shensi, China - M 8.0 Fatalities 830,000 1917 07 30 - Yunnan, China - M 7.5 Fatalities 1,800 1918 02 13 - Nan'ao, Guangdong, (Kwangtung), China - M 7.3 Fatalities 1,000 1920 12 16 - Haiyuan, Ningxia, China - M 7.8 Fatalities 200,000 1923 03 24 - Near Luhuo, Sichuan, China - M 7.3 Fatalities 3,500 1925 03 16 - Yunnan, China - M 7.1 Fatalities 5,800 1927 05 22 - Tsinghai, China - M 7.6 Fatalities 40,900 1931 08 10 - Xinjiang, China - M 8.0 Fatalities 10,000 1932 12 25 - Gansu, China - M 7.6 Fatalities 275 1933 08 25 - Sichuan, China - M 7.4 Fatalities 9,300 1948 05 25 - Sichuan, China - M 7.3 Fatalities 800 1950 08 15 - Assam - Tibet - M 8.6 Fatalities 1,526 1966 03 07 - Hebei, China - M 7.0 Fatalities 1,000 1966 03 22 - Hebei, China - M 6.9 Fatalities 1,000 1969 07 25 - Guangdong, China - M 5.9 Fatalities 3,000 1970 01 04 - Yunnan Province, China - M 7.5 Fatalities 10,000 1974 05 10 - China - M 6.8 Fatalities 20,000 1975 02 04 - Haicheng, China - M 7.0 Fatalities 2,000 1976 07 27 - Tangshan, China - M 7.5 Fatalities 255,000 + 2002 06 28 - Priamurye-Northeastern China - M 7.3 2002 12 25 - Xinjiang border region - M 5.7 2003 02 24 - Southern Xinjiang, China - M 6.3 Fatalities 261 2003 07 21 - Yunnan, China - M 6.0 Fatalities 16 2008 03 20 - Xinjiang-Xizang region - M 7.2 (Unk.)2008 05 12 - Sichuan, China - M 7.9 Fatalities (Est. 40 to 50 K) Link to comment
rogerluli Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Yeah I have a BS in Geo Sci but never really used it...Well as you can see from Rog's list Yunnan is an ACTIVE place... and Hainan, being volcanic, is not...all you get on Hainan is hotsprings telling you there's something warm down there... HAHAHAHA Look Ken it's like this for me...I don't drive around in a tank because I might have an accident some day...And I don't choose where to live in China after doing a geological risk assessment...Too many other far more important considerations... Link to comment
lostness Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 I have a degree in Geology, but I am no expert on the geology of China. However, in my (somewhat) informed opinion I think the whole of China is susceptible to earthquakes. There are many major plate boundaries that converge around China. There are faults everywhere just like there are faults everywhere in America, and when they slip they slip. But just as California gets more earthquakes in America, the mountainous regions get more earthquakes China. But it seems like the middle western part of the country is relatively more prone to earthquakes than the other mountainous areas. Link to comment
ken88 Posted May 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Yeah I have a BS in Geo Sci but never really used it...Well as you can see from Rog's list Yunnan is an ACTIVE place... and Hainan, being volcanic, is not...all you get on Hainan is hotsprings telling you there's something warm down there... HAHAHAHA Look Ken it's like this for me...I don't drive around in a tank because I might have an accident some day...And I don't choose where to live in China after doing a geological risk assessment...Too many other far more important considerations... Roger, I am just trying to be cautious. If I have a choice of two cities A and B which are almost identical, and if A is in an earthquake zone and B is not, I would naturally pick B. It does not cost anything extra. But on the other hand, if I have a very attractive job offer from city A, and not from city B, of course, I will pick A. I have a condo in Miami that is rented out. Last hurricane hit this building. My unit is ok, but the building sustained some damages. It is an L shaped building. About 4 units in the other wing are damaged and also the wall. The owners, the condo association, the insurance are fighting it out in court. My unit has been for sale. But no body would buy it, until the building is completely fixed. Would I buy another condo in Miami? Probably not ! Link to comment
david_dawei Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 http://www.drgeorgepc.com/EarthquakesChina.html Link to comment
chilton747 Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 (edited) http://english.sepa.gov.cn/SOE/soechina2003/disaster.htm This is a list of natural disasters that occurred in 2003 alone. Very active I would say!! Edited May 22, 2008 by chilton747 (see edit history) Link to comment
ken88 Posted May 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 http://www.drgeorgepc.com/EarthquakesChina.html very good information! Thanks David! Link to comment
ken88 Posted May 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 http://english.sepa.gov.cn/SOE/soechina2003/disaster.htm This is a list of natural disasters that occurred in 2003 alone. Very active I would say!! Wow! I think china is hit by more disasters than any other country in the world! Hainan and Guangdong are hit by huricanes and Sichuan, Yunan and westcentral provinces are hit by earth quakes! Thanks for the info. chilton Ken88 Link to comment
chilton747 Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 http://english.sepa.gov.cn/SOE/soechina2003/disaster.htm This is a list of natural disasters that occurred in 2003 alone. Very active I would say!! Wow! I think china is hit by more disasters than any other country in the world! Hainan and Guangdong are hit by huricanes and Sichuan, Yunan and westcentral provinces are hit by earth quakes! Thanks for the info. chilton Ken88 Zhongshan seems pretty safe. It is in Guangdong but it is far enough away from the ocean to get a direct hit from a typhoon. They have a lot of wind but that's about it. Link to comment
rogerluli Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 http://english.sepa.gov.cn/SOE/soechina2003/disaster.htm This is a list of natural disasters that occurred in 2003 alone. Very active I would say!! Wow! I think china is hit by more disasters than any other country in the world! Hainan and Guangdong are hit by huricanes and Sichuan, Yunan and westcentral provinces are hit by earth quakes! Thanks for the info. chilton Ken88 Zhongshan seems pretty safe. It is in Guangdong but it is far enough away from the ocean to get a direct hit from a typhoon. They have a lot of wind but that's about it. Our town on Hainan, Qionghai, is 15 km from the coast which is why it's still there after many centuries...That east coast of Hainan is known as the TYPHOON COAST... Also Qionghai sits at the incredibly high elevation of 83'... But seriously typhoons in the South China Sea are generally not nearly as severe as hurricanes in the Atlantic...Also during the typhoon season of May through October...We won't be there... Link to comment
chilton747 Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 http://english.sepa.gov.cn/SOE/soechina2003/disaster.htm This is a list of natural disasters that occurred in 2003 alone. Very active I would say!! Wow! I think china is hit by more disasters than any other country in the world! Hainan and Guangdong are hit by huricanes and Sichuan, Yunan and westcentral provinces are hit by earth quakes! Thanks for the info. chilton Ken88 Zhongshan seems pretty safe. It is in Guangdong but it is far enough away from the ocean to get a direct hit from a typhoon. They have a lot of wind but that's about it. Our town on Hainan, Qionghai, is 15 km from the coast which is why it's still there after many centuries...That east coast of Hainan is known as the TYPHOON COAST... Also Qionghai sits at the incredibly high elevation of 83'... But seriously typhoons in the South China Sea are generally not nearly as severe as hurricanes in the Atlantic...Also during the typhoon season of May through October...We won't be there... So you will leave typhoon country and head for earthquake country? Link to comment
rogerluli Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 http://english.sepa.gov.cn/SOE/soechina2003/disaster.htm This is a list of natural disasters that occurred in 2003 alone. Very active I would say!! Wow! I think china is hit by more disasters than any other country in the world! Hainan and Guangdong are hit by huricanes and Sichuan, Yunan and westcentral provinces are hit by earth quakes! Thanks for the info. chilton Ken88 Zhongshan seems pretty safe. It is in Guangdong but it is far enough away from the ocean to get a direct hit from a typhoon. They have a lot of wind but that's about it. Our town on Hainan, Qionghai, is 15 km from the coast which is why it's still there after many centuries...That east coast of Hainan is known as the TYPHOON COAST... Also Qionghai sits at the incredibly high elevation of 83'... But seriously typhoons in the South China Sea are generally not nearly as severe as hurricanes in the Atlantic...Also during the typhoon season of May through October...We won't be there... So you will leave typhoon country and head for earthquake country? But earthquakes don't happen in the summer... Do they? Link to comment
chilton747 Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 http://english.sepa.gov.cn/SOE/soechina2003/disaster.htm This is a list of natural disasters that occurred in 2003 alone. Very active I would say!! Wow! I think china is hit by more disasters than any other country in the world! Hainan and Guangdong are hit by huricanes and Sichuan, Yunan and westcentral provinces are hit by earth quakes! Thanks for the info. chilton Ken88 Zhongshan seems pretty safe. It is in Guangdong but it is far enough away from the ocean to get a direct hit from a typhoon. They have a lot of wind but that's about it. Our town on Hainan, Qionghai, is 15 km from the coast which is why it's still there after many centuries...That east coast of Hainan is known as the TYPHOON COAST... Also Qionghai sits at the incredibly high elevation of 83'... But seriously typhoons in the South China Sea are generally not nearly as severe as hurricanes in the Atlantic...Also during the typhoon season of May through October...We won't be there... So you will leave typhoon country and head for earthquake country? But earthquakes don't happen in the summer... Do they? I dunno. Link to comment
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