Is there an earthquake in Jining, Shandong?

On April 8, 2023, an earthquake occurred in Jining, Shandong Province.

According to the official measurement by China Seismological Network, a magnitude 3.2 earthquake occurred in Weishan County, Jining City, Shandong Province at 8: 36 on April 8, 2023, with a focal depth of 8 kilometers. The epicenter was located at 35.08 degrees north latitude and 1 16.83 degrees east longitude.

According to the catalogue of China Seismological Network Express, there have been 9 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or above within 200 kilometers around the epicenter in the past five years, and the largest earthquake was the earthquake of magnitude 4. 1 in Changqing District, Jinan City, Shandong Province on February 8, 2020 (from this epicenter 156 kilometers).

Jining, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Shandong Province, is the old capital of Shandong, also known as the capital of canals. It was called Jeju House in ancient times, a second-class big city and a third-tier city. Located in the southwest of Shandong Province, it is adjacent to Linyi City in the east, Heze City in the west, Zaozhuang City and Xuzhou City in the south and Tai 'an City in the north.

Geographical environment of Jining city

Jining belongs to the junction of Taiyi low hill in southern Shandong and Huanghuaihai plain in southwestern Shandong, and belongs to the fault block depression area in southwestern North China. The topography of Jining city is mainly plain depression, which is high in the east and low in the west, and the landform is more complicated.

Jining city is located in the East Asian monsoon climate zone, which belongs to the warm temperate monsoon climate with four distinct seasons. South in summer, affected by tropical marine air mass or denatured tropical marine air mass, with high temperature and rainy weather; There are many northerly winds in winter, influenced by polar continental air masses, and there are many sunny and cold weather; Spring and autumn are the adjustment periods of atmospheric circulation, and spring is prone to drought and windy, and it recovers quickly; It's cool in autumn, but sometimes it rains. Rich in light energy resources is a major feature of Jining's climate.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Jining City