Did an earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occur in Bayi District, Linzhi City?

65438+At 0 1 40 on February 20th, an earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occurred in Bayi District, Linzhi City, Tibet (29.88 degrees north latitude and 95.08 degrees east longitude) with a focal depth of 6 kilometers.

Linzhi, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Xizang Autonomous Region, was called the Ministry of Industry in ancient times. Linzhi is a transliteration of Nichi or Nian Chi in Tibetan, which means "the throne of the family or the throne of the sun". Located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River in the southeast of Tibet, its west and southwest are connected with Lhasa and Shannan respectively, its west is connected with Kerry County of Naqu City, its east is connected with Qamdo City, and parts of southern Tibet (occupied by India) are bordered by Myanmar. Known as southern Tibet, there is the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, the deepest canyon in the world, and the Palong Zangbo Grand Canyon, the third deepest canyon in the world.

Linzhi has beautiful scenery, and many areas are called "Jiangnan of Tibet", including Linzhi Peach Blossom Festival and colorful Nanyigou. There are also the bases of Medog County and Chayu County, which are known as Xishuangbanna in Tibet.

In 20 12, Linzhi achieved a GDP of 7.239 billion yuan, an increase of 12% over 201year. Linzhi has an average elevation of 3 100 meters and an area of1.7 million square kilometers, with an actual control of 76,000 square kilometers and a total population of 203,000 (20 14).

On March 20 15, the State Council approved the revocation of Linzhi area and Linzhi county, and the establishment of prefecture-level Linzhi city; Bayi District was established in Linzhi City, and the former Linzhi County administrative area was Bayi District administrative area; Linzhi City governs Gongbujiangda County, Milin County, Medog County, bomi county County, Chayu County, Langxian County and the newly established Bayi District in the former Linzhi area.