Shandong Plain epicenter established provincial, municipal, and county on-site command centers to gather rescue forces for the earthquake | Reporter | Shandong Plain
CCTV news: According to the official measurement of the China Earthquake Networks Center, at 2:33 today, a 5.5 magnitude earthquake occurred in Pingyuan County, Dezhou City, Shandong Province, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers. The earthquake was felt throughout Shandong Province.
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The epicenter of this earthquake is located at 37.16 degrees north latitude and 116.34 degrees east longitude, 8 kilometers from Pingyuan County, 25 kilometers from Wucheng County, 36 kilometers from Gaotang County, 31 kilometers from Dezhou City, and 82 kilometers from Jinan City. Pingyuan County is located in the central part of Dezhou City, Shandong Province, with 8 towns, 1 township, and 3 streets under its jurisdiction, and a population of 420000. According to the Shandong Provincial Emergency Command Center, there have been 52 aftershocks in Pingyuan County, Dezhou City.
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The CCTV reporter arrived at Wangdagua Town, Pingyuan County, located at the epicenter of the earthquake
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This morning, CCTV reporter Wang Chenglin arrived at Wangdagua Town in Pingyuan County, which is located at the epicenter of the earthquake. Some houses in the area were damaged, and the specific disaster situation is still being further calculated. Take a look at the report that the reporter sent back this morning.
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The First People's Hospital of Pingyuan County receives patients without critical illness
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After the earthquake, Liu Yingchao, another journalist from the headquarters, rushed to the First People's Hospital of Pingyuan County to see the report she had sent back earlier.
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Provincial, municipal, and county on-site command centers were established at the epicenter to gather rescue forces
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