1996 Baotou earthquake

1996 Baotou earthquake
UTC time	1996-05-03 03:32:47
ISC event	962141
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	May 3, 1996
Local time	11:32:47 CST
Magnitude	Ms 6.4
Depth	26 km
Epicenter	40°46′26″N 109°39′40″E / 40.774°N 109.661°E
Casualties	26 dead

The 1996 Baotou earthquake (1996年包头地震) occurred on May 3, 1996, at 11:32 local time (03:32 UTC). The epicenter was located near Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China. It had a magnitude of M_s 6.4. The earthquake killed 26 people, injured 453, and left 196,633 homeless.

The earthquake was located close to the western suburbs of Baotou, and it was considered a typical urban earthquake. A landslide in Hademen Gold Mine (哈德门金矿) caused 6 deaths. There was damage to electricity infrastructure.^[1] Liquefaction was reported in the low swamps along both sides of the Yellow River. Anomalies in gas radon and water mercury were observed before the earthquake. However, many of the anomalies were observed in Linhe, Baynnur, but the earthquake occurred near western Baotou.^[2] Besides in Inner Mongolia, the earthquake could be felt in Beijing, Shaanxi, and Shanxi of China as well as in Mongolia.^[3] There was a large historical earthquake in 849 around the Hetao region, and some researchers located it in eastern Baotou.^[4]

The earthquake, which destroyed many old houses, led to the reconstruction of Baotou. In 2002, the Baotou Municipal Government was awarded by UN-HABITAT for the improvements in shelter and the urban environments.^[5]^[6]

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^ "电力系统的地震灾害研究现状与应急响应" by 谢强
^ http://www.csi.ac.cn/manage/html/4028861611c5c2ba0111c5c558b00001/zhenli/zeren/html/zhenli158.htm^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2010-09-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "公元849年内蒙古包头东地震地表破裂带及地震参数讨论" by 聂宗笙, 吴卫民, and 马保起
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-04-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ http://ww2.unhabitat.org/whd/2002/documents/whd_pressrelease_2.doc^{[permanent dead link]}

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The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.

[1] "电力系统的地震灾害研究现状与应急响应" by 谢强

[2] ttp://www.csi.ac.cn/manage/html/4028861611c5c2ba0111c5c558b00001/zhenli/zeren/html/zhenli158.htm^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2010-09-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "公元849年内蒙古包头东地震地表破裂带及地震参数讨论" by 聂宗笙, 吴卫民, and 马保起

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-04-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] ttp://ww2.unhabitat.org/whd/2002/documents/whd_pressrelease_2.doc^{[permanent dead link]}

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v t Earthquakes in China
Historical	1290 Chihli (Inner Mongolia) 1303 Hongdong, Shanxi 1556 Shaanxi 1604 Quanzhou, Fujian 1605 Guangdong 1626 Lingqiu, Shanxi 1654 Tianshui, Gansu 1668 Tangcheng, Shandong 1679 Beijing, Hebei 1695 Linfen, Shanxi 1718 Tongwei, Gansu 1739 Yinchuan–Pingluo, Ningxia 1786 Kangding-Luding, Sichuan 1815 Pinglu, Shanxi 1830 Cixian, Hebei 1833 Kunming, Yunnan 1850 Xichang, Sichuan 1879 Wudu, Gansu
20th century	1902 Kashgar, Xinjiang 1906 Manas, Xinjiang 1918 Shantou, Guangdong 1920 Haiyuan, Ningxia 1923 Renda, Sichuan 1925 Dali, Yunnan 1927 Gulang, Gansu 1931 Fuyun, Xinjiang 1932 Changma 1933 Diexi, Sichuan 1937 Heze, Shandong 1947 Assam 1948 Litang, Sichuan 1950 Assam–Tibet 1955 Kangding, Sichuan 1955 Yuzha, Sichuan 1966 Xingtai, Hebei 1969 Bohai Sea 1969 Yangjiang, Guangdong 1970 Tonghai, Yunnan 1973 Luhuo, Sichuan 1974 Zhaotong, Yunnan 1975 Haicheng, Liaoning 1976 Longling, Yunnan 1976 Tangshan, Hebei 1976 Songpan–Pingwu, Sichuan 1981 Dawu, Sichuan 1985 Luquan, Yunnan 1985 Wuqia, Xinjiang 1988 Lancang–Gengma, Yunnan 1990 Gonghe, Qinghai 1994 Taiwan Strait 1995 Menglian, Yunnan 1995 Wuding, Yunnan 1996 Lijiang, Yunnan 1996 Baotou, Inner Mongolia 1997 Jiashi, Xinjiang 1997 Manyi, Tibet 1998 Zhangbei 1998 Ninglang, Yunnan 2000 Yunnan
21st century	2001 Kunlun 2003 Bachu, Xinjiang 2003 Zhaosu, Xinjiang 2005 Ruichang, Jiangxi 2006 Yanjin, Yunnan 2008 Sichuan 2008 Yingjiang, Yunnan 2008 Panzhihua, Sichuan 2008 Damxung, Tibet 2009 Xinjiang 2009 Yunnan 2010 Yushu, Qinghai 2011 Yunnan 2011 Myanmar 2012 Yangzhou, Jiangsu 2012 Zhaotong, Yunnan 2013 Lushan, Sichuan 2013 Dingxi, Gansu 2014 Yutian, Xinjiang 2014 Yingjiang, Yunnan 2014 Ludian, Yunnan 2014 Jinggu, Yunnan 2014 Kangding, Sichuan 2015 Pishan, Xinjiang 2017 Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan 2017 Jinghe, Xinjiang 2019 Changning, Sichuan 2020 Kashgar, Xinjiang 2020 Qiaojia, Yunnan 2021 Dali, Yunnan 2021 Maduo, Qinghai 2021 Luxian, China
By province	Sichuan Yunnan
Organizations	China Meteorological Administration China Earthquake Administration China Earthquake Networks Center China Geological Survey China International Search and Rescue Team

v t ← Earthquakes in 1996 →
Sulawesi (7.9, Jan 1) Lijiang (7.0, Feb 3) † ‡ Biak (8.1, Feb 17) † Chimbote (7.4, Feb 21) Baotou (6.4, May 3) Nazca (7.5, Nov 12)
† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year

1996 Baotou earthquake

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