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A 4.6-magnitude earthquake occurred in Artush, Xinjiang. Does Artush, Xinjiang, belong to the seismic zone?

According to the official measurement of the China Seismological Network, a magnitude 4.6 earthquake occurred in Artush City, Suzhou, Kizil, Xinjiang at 7:47 on August 2. The focal depth was 20 kilometers and the epicenter was located at 39.92 degrees north latitude. , 77.30 degrees east longitude. As a major seismic area in my country, Xinjiang has five major seismic zones. It is one of the provinces with the most frequent seismic activities in my country. Although there are many seismic activities and high earthquake intensity, most earthquakes occur in sparsely populated areas and in the eastern region. Compared with other earthquake zones, the hazards and impacts of these earthquake zones in Xinjiang are relatively small. ? Artush City is located in the westernmost tip of Xinjiang and is almost one of the largest cities close to neighboring Kyrgyzstan. As the birthplace of Islam in Xinjiang in our country, this city enjoys the cradle of Uyghur modern education, and its intelligence has also allowed Atush to remain on the edge of the earthquake zone, but the people living in this place have not left, and this As a large city that once traded with foreign countries, the place also has rich historical background resources, and has gradually become a tourist attraction in Xinjiang. ? Artush is located on the edge of the seismic zone. This is not the first time in history that an earthquake disaster has occurred. The most recent earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 was on April 12, 2018, and the last one was in 2013. Year. According to the quick report catalog of the China Seismological Network, there have been ***211 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or above within 200 kilometers of the epicenter in the past five years. The largest earthquake was a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that occurred in Jiashi County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang on January 19, 2020 ( Only 13 kilometers away from the epicenter of this earthquake). This fully proves that the Artush area is indeed located in the seismic zone. Although a 4.6-magnitude earthquake is not a very serious earthquake in the eastern region or some developed countries, it may even be said that if the infrastructure of the house is complete enough, it may not cause How big the disaster will be, but for the western region of our country, the level of development here is not very high. The houses in many places are not capable of withstanding earthquake disasters. As a society as a whole, we must first create our own A force.