Where is the epicenter of Turpan earthquake in Xinjiang?

According to the official measurement by China Seismological Network, an earthquake of magnitude 4.8 occurred in Toksun County, Turpan City, Xinjiang at 8: 35 on August 8, with a focal depth of 20 kilometers. The epicenter was located at 43.23 degrees north latitude and 87.67 degrees east longitude.

According to the catalogue of China Seismological Network Express, there have been 89 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or above within 200 kilometers around the epicenter in the past five years, and the largest earthquake was 201February 8, 6, and the magnitude 6.2 earthquake in Hutubi County, Changji Prefecture, Xinjiang (from the epicenter 126 kilometers).

The villages within 5km around this earthquake are Kairehada, Atan and Tashbulak, and there are no township residents within 20km, while the towns within 50km are Le Hui, Horqin and Kujiayi.

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Introduction to Toksun County:

Toksun County belongs to Turpan City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, surrounded by mountains on three sides, with high in the west and low in the north. The basin inclines from northwest to southeast, and the topography is very different. The temperature difference between day and night is large, and there are abundant wind energy and mineral resources. The county covers an area of about10.6 million square kilometers and governs five towns and three townships. In 2065,438+04, the population was about 1.2 million. In 2065,438+04, the county's GDP reached 4.7 billion yuan.

Today's weather in Turpan area: sunny, with no continuous wind direction and breeze, and the temperature is 43~30℃ all day. Weather conditions in the next three days: it will be cloudy on the 9th, with a temperature of 43~32℃ and no continuous wind direction and breeze; /kloc-cloudy to sunny on 0/0, the temperature is 42~27℃, and there is no continuous wind and breeze; 1 1 day, sunny, temperature 39~28℃, no wind and continuous breeze.

China Net-An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 occurred in Turpan, Xinjiang at 8: 00 on August 8.