Source: China News Network
Two consecutive earthquakes were struck in Huaiyin District, Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province. Screenshot of the official Weibo
Nanjing, November 23 (Xinhua) -- On November 23, the Jiangsu Provincial Earthquake Bureau released news that on the same day, earthquakes of magnitude 2.4 and 1.2 occurred in Huaiyin District, Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province. As of press time, no reports of casualties or property damage had been received.
According to the Jiangsu Provincial Seismic Network, at 18:32 on November 23, a 2.4-magnitude earthquake occurred in Huaiyin District of Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province (33.47 degrees north latitude, 118.86 degrees east longitude), with a depth of 9 kilometers.
Subsequently, at 18:40, another 1.2-magnitude earthquake occurred in Huaiyin District (33.49 degrees north latitude, 118.94 degrees east longitude) with a depth of 5 kilometers.
After the earthquake, many local citizens said that there was a clear earthquake, but it did not affect their lives.
Huaiyin District is located in the hinterland of the northern plain of Jiangsu, located in the climatic and geographical boundary between the north and the south, in 2001, the county was withdrawn to establish a district, is one of the main urban areas of Huai'an and the northern gate of the city. (End)
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