Natural factors of earthquakes in Quanzhou in summer

Quanzhou is located at the junction of the Pacific plate and the Eurasian plate, with unstable crust and frequent seismic activity. But the occurrence of earthquakes has nothing to do with seasons.

Quanzhou earthquake-164 Quanzhou, Fujian, earthquake of magnitude 8.. On December 29th, 164 (October 9th, thirty-two years of Wanli reign of Ming Dynasty), an earthquake of magnitude 8 occurred in the sea area east of Quanzhou. Quanzhou earthquake is the largest earthquake along the southeast coast of China, and the ancient city of Quanzhou and its adjacent areas suffered serious damage. According to historical records, a foreshock occurred the day before the main earthquake, and a major earthquake occurred on the night of the 29th, with rocks and sea water moving. All the buildings and shops inside and outside Quanzhou city were dumped; There are two damages to the rafters in the south of the top cover of the East Tower of Kaiyuan Temple, and eight damages to the southeast corner. Luoyang Bridge was destroyed; There are many ground fissures; In Qingyuan Mountain, sand, water and gas are still gushing out from the cracked ground fissures.