Strong Quake Hits Northwest China City (6.6 on Richter scale in Delhi city, Qinghai Province)

People's Daily ^ | April 17, 2003

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An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter Scale struck Delhi city in northwest China's Qinghai Province at north latitude 37.5 degrees and east longitude 96.8 degrees. The epicenter is about 50 kilometers apart from the city, according to China's Seismological Forecast Network on Thursday.

An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter Scale struck Delhi city in northwest China's Qinghai Province at north latitude 37.5 degrees and east longitude 96.8 degrees.

The epicenter is about 50 kilometers apart from the city, according to China's Seismological Forecast Network on Thursday.

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2003 April 17 00:48:38 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

	Magnitude	6.2
	Date-Time	Thursday, April 17, 2003 at 00:48:38 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time Thursday, April 17, 2003 at 08:48:38 AM local time at epicenter
	Location	37.51N 96.50E
	Depth	10.0 kilometers
	Region	QINGHAI, CHINA
	Reference	190 km (120 miles) NE of Golmud, Qinghai, China 495 km (305 miles) WNW of Xining, Qinghai, China 640 km (400 miles) SSE of Hami, Xinjiang, China 1755 km (1090 miles) W of BEIJING, Beijing, China
	Location Quality	Error estimate: horizontal +/- 7.6 km; depth fixed by location program
	Location Quality Parameters	Nst=118, Nph=118, Dmin=1435.7 km, Rmss=0.91 sec, Erho=7.6 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=29.1 degrees
	Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

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