Xinjiang is located in the Eurasian seismic belt, with strong seismic activity, high frequency and wide distribution. Since the 20th century, there have been three earthquakes of magnitude 8 in Xinjiang, accounting for 38% of Chinese mainland. Earthquakes with magnitude above 7 18 times, accounting for 25% of Chinese mainland. Earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above 105, accounting for 23.8% of Chinese mainland. There were 500 earthquakes of magnitude 5, accounting for 26.2% of Chinese mainland.
On average, there are about/kloc-0 earthquakes of magnitude above 6, about 5 earthquakes of magnitude above 5 and about/kloc-0 earthquakes of magnitude above 7 every 5-6 years. Except for parts of Tarim Basin and Junggar Basin, there are earthquakes all over Xinjiang.
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Earthquake influence
The occurrence of earthquakes has certain rules. Earthquakes are mainly distributed along some faults The earthquake faults in Xinjiang are mostly in mountainous areas, far away from big cities. Judging from the history of human civilization for thousands of years, there is a natural migration trend of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages spontaneously. In the past, when natural disasters occurred, human beings would stay away. Nowadays, areas like big cities may be places where people feel safer for a long time.
"Xinjiang earthquake zone" and "Taiwan Province earthquake zone" are also two earthquake zones where an earthquake of magnitude 8 occurred in China. It is also well known that there is a strong destructive earthquake here. Generally speaking, Xinjiang earthquake area is vast and sparsely populated, and its economy is underdeveloped. Although there are many and frequent strong earthquakes, most of them occur in mountainous areas, and the losses of people and property are far less than those caused by several earthquake zones in eastern China.
People's Network-How to prevent earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above in Xinjiang every year 1 time?
Baidu Encyclopedia-Xinjiang Earthquake Disaster Area