Is Yunnan a place with frequent earthquakes?

The seismic belts in Yunnan Province mainly include Xiaojiang seismic belt, Zhongdian-Nanjian seismic belt, Daguan-Mabian seismic belt, Lancang-Gengma seismic belt, Lushui-Tengchong seismic belt, Pu 'er-Ninger seismic belt and Tonghai-Shiping seismic belt. Xiaojiang fault zone and Puduhe fault zone are the main fault zones that affect the seismic activity in Kunming area.

The areas with more earthquakes in China include Taiwan Province Province, Tibet, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Qinghai and Sichuan. There have been earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above in 30 provinces, earthquakes of magnitude 7 or above in 19 provinces and earthquakes of magnitude 8 in 12 provinces.

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In terms of landform types, the areas of plains, terraces, hills and mountains account for 4.85%, 1.55%, 4.96% and 88.64% of the national territory respectively? . The terrain is bounded by Yuanjiang Valley and the wide valley in the southern section of Yunling Mountain Range, which is divided into two major terrain areas: east and west.

The eastern and central Yunnan Plateau is a part of Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, with an average elevation of about 2000 meters. It is characterized by gently undulating low mountains and round hills, and various types of karst landforms are developed. Mountains and canyons alternate in the west, and the terrain is steep. The relative height difference between mountains and canyons exceeds 1 000m. The top of the mountain above 5000 meters is covered with snow all year round, forming a strange and magnificent alpine glacier landform.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Yunnan Earthquake Belt