This morning (February 9), a 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Xinghua City in Taizhou, Jiangsu Province. Many residents in Jiangsu felt the strong tremors, with their houses and beds shaking, accompanied by a loud noise that startled them awake.
The China Earthquake Networks Center officially determined that at 7:00 on February 9, a 3.0-magnitude earthquake occurred in Xinghua City, Taizhou, Jiangsu Province (latitude 32.72 degrees, longitude 120.17 degrees), at a depth of 8,000 meters.
Netizens from various parts of Jiangsu reported feeling the tremors. “The shaking was too scary.” “I was shaken awake, and when I looked, the cat was sitting next to me. I thought the cat was up to something.”
As the year 2025 began, China has seen frequent earthquakes in various regions and the seismic activities continue unabated.
On February 8, at 00:35, the China Earthquake Networks Center officially measured a 3.2-magnitude earthquake in Hekou County, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province, with a depth of 10 kilometers. The epicenter was located at latitude 22.88 degrees and longitude 103.60 degrees.