A 5.5-magnitude earthquake occurred in Pingyuan County, Dezhou City, Shandong Province. Up to 7: 00, 126 houses collapsed and 20 people were slightly injured.

  CCTV News:According to Weibo News released by @ Dezhou, an earthquake of magnitude 5.5 occurred at 02: 33 on August 6 in Pingyuan County, Dezhou City, Shandong Province (37.16 degrees north latitude and 116.34 degrees east longitude) with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.

  The epicenter was located near Wangdagua Town, Pingyuan County. After the earthquake, the provincial party committee and government attached great importance to it, and in accordance with the provisions of the Shandong Earthquake Emergency Plan, a Class III emergency response was launched. The Provincial Emergency Department, the Provincial Seismological Bureau, the Provincial Fire and Rescue Corps, and the Dezhou and Pingyuan Party Committees and Governments immediately set up a "provincial, city and county on-site headquarters" and set up 12 working groups on emergency rescue, medical assistance, emergency communication, transportation, power security and public security maintenance. Organize professionals and cadres at all levels to conduct a comprehensive investigation of all villages in 12 townships (streets) in the county, and at the same time conduct a comprehensive investigation of Dezhou City.

  As of 7: 00 on August 6, 126 houses collapsed and 20 people were slightly injured in the earthquake zone. At present, the infrastructure such as hydropower and communication in the earthquake zone is normal, and other relevant information is still under investigation.

  The on-site command requires that all efforts should be made to treat the injured in time, and further check and investigate the disaster situation to ensure that no one household is missing; Strengthen earthquake monitoring and do a good job in trend research; Strengthen duty on duty and submit relevant information in time; Prepare rescue teams and materials; Strengthen the investigation of other situations.

  According to the joint consultation between the Seismological Bureau of the province and the China Seismological Network Center, it is unlikely that a larger earthquake will occur in the original epicenter.