In the past half month, there have been frequent earthquakes in various parts of China. Following the 4.2-magnitude earthquake in Jinfeng District, Yinchuan City, Ningxia on February 20, a 2.2-magnitude earthquake occurred in Tonghua County, Jilin and a 3.7-magnitude earthquake hit Xinghua City, Taizhou City, Jiangsu on the 21st. After a 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck Fan County, Henan on February 22, a 3.0-magnitude earthquake occurred in Tangshan on March 4.
The China Earthquake Networks Center officially determined that at 16:16 on March 4, a 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Guye District in Tangshan, Hebei (latitude 39.77 degrees, longitude 118.45 degrees) with a depth of 11 kilometers.
According to the preliminary report catalog of the China Earthquake Networks Center, there have been a total of 12 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or above within 200 kilometers around the epicenter in the past five years, with the largest being a 5.1-magnitude earthquake that occurred in Guye District, Tangshan, Hebei on July 12, 2020 (1 kilometer away from the current epicenter).
There have been no reports of casualties from this earthquake. Many residents in Tangshan and surrounding areas reported feeling the quake distinctly. “The tremor in Guye District was very strong and lasted a long time.” “In Guye District, we were in the classroom and the tremor was super obvious.” “It was quite strong; the windows were rattling.” “Felt quite strongly in the north, even sitting on the sofa, the water inside the bucket was swaying.” “A sudden jolt in the south.” “The tremor felt pronounced in Kaiping.” “Very noticeable in Luancheng.” “Qian’an felt it.”
In addition, residents of Qinhuangdao and Beidaihe also reported feeling the earthquake. “Felt it in Beidaihe.” “Sensed the earthquake in Qinhuangdao! Scared to death…”