According to the official measurement of China Seismic Network , at 19:26 on December 12, a magnitude 3.6 earthquake occurred in Zhiduo County, Yushu Prefecture, Qinghai Province, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers and an epicenter at 34.38 degrees north latitude and 93.48 degrees east longitude.
The villages within 10 kilometers around the earthquake include Serodolong, there are no townships within 50 kilometers, and Suojia Township and are the towns within 100 kilometers.
The epicenter is 206 kilometers away from Zhiduo County, 216 kilometers away from Qumalai County, 236 kilometers away from Zaduo County, 261 kilometers away from Golmud City, 276 kilometers away from Nierong County in Tibet, 350 kilometers away from Nagqu City in Tibet, and 350 kilometers away from Yushu City. The Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is 361 kilometers away, 792 kilometers away from Xining City, and 572 kilometers away from Lhasa City. The average altitude of within 5 kilometers of the epicenter of
is about 4743 meters.
According to the China Earthquake Network Quick Report catalog, a total of 44 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or above have occurred within 200 kilometers around the epicenter in the past five years. This time the epicenter was 150 kilometers away), and the distribution of historical earthquakes is shown in the figure.
