On the morning of January 2nd, a 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck Yongning County in Yinchuan City, Ningxia. Many netizens from Ningxia expressed that the earthquake was strong and very frightening. Some Ningxia netizens complained that they did not receive any earthquake warning.
According to a Weibo post from China Earthquake Networks Center, the earthquake occurred at 10:01 am on the 2nd with a depth of 10 kilometers.
This news quickly became a hot topic, with posts from local netizens gaining attention.
Netizen “Minmengyu3” from Ningxia said: “Tiles fell, walls cracked, the shaking this time was clearly stronger than the previous days. But this time, our phones at the epicenter didn’t receive any warning.”
Netizen “Yaoshuitong09J” from Ningxia commented: “Why didn’t the phone send an alert for such a strong quake? In the past, even for minor 2.0 earthquakes in Yinchuan, phones in Wuzhong received warnings.”
Netizen “Tarenjikechiyoule” from Ningxia shared: “It shook me awake directly, the whole building was shaking, so scary.”
Netizen “Xiaoxiaoshiworz” from Ningxia described: “It felt like 7 or 8 seconds of shaking, very frightening. There are obvious cracks in the walls, people are already outside. I don’t plan on going home today.”
Netizen “Shiziq” from Ningxia said: “The display cabinet with liquor in my house almost fell down, accompanied by thunder, the whole house was shaking.”
Netizen “Xiangfengyingx” from Ningxia wrote: “The shaking in Helan was extremely strong.”
Netizen “Kengshen998S” from Ningxia humorously mentioned: “Ningxia Medical University feels a bit weightless.”
Netizen “ZGSY_LNG” from Qinghai shared: “My office is on the 24th floor, it shook for at least 20 seconds, the elevator was not working, so I ran down the stairs. Let’s calmly be a good horse or a strong ox.”
Netizen “MojienvFL” from Henan expressed concern: “Ningxia has been experiencing frequent earthquakes lately. My daughter is studying in Yinchuan, I am so worried and hope she comes home on holiday soon. Everyone needs to pay more attention to safety!”