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A magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurred in Tangshan, Hebei Province. Steel and stainless steel plants ha

ASG 12, May 5: China Seismological Network officially determined that a magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurred at 08:02 on December 5 in Fengnan District, Tangshan City, Hebei Province (39.31 degrees north latitude and 118.04 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.

According to SMM, residents of Haidian, Tongzhou, Daxing and other places in Beijing felt the obvious tremors, lasting about 3 to 4 seconds, as well as similar feelings in Tianjin and other places.

Tangshan area steel mill also said that the intensity of the earthquake is general, the shock was not so strong, and at present did not affect the normal production of enterprises today, transportation is also normal, but do not rule out the occurrence of aftershocks, the factory will further take safety measures to ensure the safety of employees and production when the accident occurs, transportation will be adjusted according to the actual situation, do not rule out the occurrence of aftershocks when the transport is blocked.