Breaking news! A 5.1-magnitude earthquake occurred in Zhangye, Gansu! In the face of the earthquake, please remember the knowledge of self-rescue and mutual rescue

According to the official measurement of the China Earthquake Networks Center: At 08:26 on March 17, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred in Sunan County, Zhangye City, Gansu Province (39.02 degrees north latitude, 97.66 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 9 kilometers.

According to the earthquake information broadcasting robot, the population around the epicenter is extremely sparse. The epicenter is 100 kilometers away from Jiayuguan City, 242 kilometers away from Zhangye City, and 637 kilometers away from Lanzhou City.

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Comprehensive sources: China Earthquake Networks Center, Ministry of Emergency Management of the People's Republic of China, etc.