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Was there a big earthquake in Sanmenxia area in history?
The biggest earthquakes in Henan province in history were1February 524 and1Xuchang M6.0 earthquake on August 4, 820, and the latest earthquake above M5 was Tongxu M5.3 earthquake on August 9, 2008.

Since 1970, there have been no earthquakes of magnitude 4 or above within the epicenter 100km, but there have been many earthquakes of magnitude 3.

At 5: 45 on March 10, 2008, an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 occurred at the junction of Fengqiu, Changyuan and Lankao in Henan (35.0 north latitude, 1 14.7 east longitude) (this earthquake was reported as magnitude 4.8).

This area is a region with low seismic activity in China, and the level of seismic activity is weak. Judging from the seismic activity, the Zhoukou M 4.7 earthquake occurred in an area with a low level of seismic activity. Most of the moderate and strong earthquakes in this area in history are single, and it is unlikely that earthquakes of magnitude 5 or above will happen again in the near future. Judging from the above historical data, there has never been a major earthquake in Sanmenxia area.