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In this study, we have checked the location and focal depth of the Yecheng earthquake (m b = 6.0, maximum intensity VII) of February 14, 1980. The result shows that this is an intermediate event with a focal depth of 90 km. The microepicenter is located at 36. 4°N, 76, 9°E, while the macroepicenter is at 37.3°N, 76.9°E, 90 km to the north of the microepicenter. This is the first destructive intermediate event in China which led to a damage as severe as of intensity VII. The focal mechanism of the event is determined to be of thrust type. Combined with the analysis of seismological and geological data in surrounding area, the possible relation between the event and plate movement has been discussed. The result in this paper indicates that in some particular place, the destructive effect of intermediate event should be considered in seismic hazard assessment.
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The Chinese version of this paper appeared in the Chinese edition ofActa Seismologica Sinica,14, 137–143, 1992.
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Wang, S., Shi, Z. & Huan, W. The Yecheng, Xinjiang, China, earthquake of February 14, 1980. Acta Seismologica Sinica 5, 675–682 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02651014
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