Did Taiyuan experience an earthquake? A 4.6-magnitude earthquake occurred in Yangqu County, Taiyuan.

by jnlagua on 2010-06-06 12:21:22

At 20:58:13 (Beijing Time) on June 5, 2010, a magnitude 4.6 earthquake occurred in Yangqu County, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province (38.20 degrees north latitude, 112.70 degrees east longitude). The hypocentral depth was 5.0 km.

Despite lasting only a few short seconds, the earthquake was distinctly felt in urban Taiyuan, and some residents quickly went downstairs to open spaces on the ground; other citizens drove away from their residences. Following the earthquake, telephone services were unavailable for a period of time.

Source: http://www.jnlagua.com/thread-634-1-1.html