Recently, a series of earthquakes have occurred in various parts of China. On February 20th, a 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck Jinfeng District in Yinchuan City, Ningxia. The following day, a 2.2-magnitude earthquake hit Tonghua County in Jilin, and a 3.7-magnitude earthquake shook Xinghua City in Taizhou, Jiangsu. In the early hours of February 22nd, Fanyang County in Puyang City, Henan, also experienced a strong 3.6-magnitude earthquake, with noticeable tremors felt in multiple areas of Shandong.
According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, the 3.6-magnitude earthquake in Fanyang County, Henan, occurred at 2:41 am on February 22nd at a depth of 16 kilometers.
The epicenter was located 16 kilometers from Fanyang County, 30 kilometers from Hualong District, 31 kilometers from Qingfeng County, 34 kilometers from Puyang County and Puyang City. It was also 26 kilometers from Juancheng County in Shandong and 179 kilometers from Jinan City.
The earthquake affected several regions in Shandong. Many netizens in Shandong reported feeling the earthquake late at night, with some even being awakened by the tremors. “Earthquake in Henan, Shandong netizens awakened by the earthquake” and other related topics trended on platforms like Weibo.
Netizens shared their experiences, saying, “Clearly felt it, ran outside and it stopped. Near Fanyang County.” “The bed was shaking during the earthquake.” “20 kilometers from the epicenter, experienced three tremors in total.” “Anyang in Henan was shaken awake.”
“In Heze, Mudan District, woke up to shaking and then the alarm went off.” “Sensed tremors in the downtown area of Jinan and woke up saying there was an earthquake.” “Woken up by the earthquake early warning. Scary, coordinates in Jinan.” “Awakened by the earthquake, in Tai’an, Shandong.”
Some netizens questioned, “Are tectonic plates entering an active period?” “Is this related to the recent earthquakes in Jiangsu and Ningxia?”
According to reports from mainland Chinese media, experts stated that the recent earthquakes are in different seismic zones and are not connected to one another.