A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck the county of Yongqing in Langfang, north China's Hebei Province at 01:21 (Beijing Time) on Wednesday morning, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
The epicenter was monitored at 39.42 degrees north latitude and 116.60 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 20 km, said a report issued by the CENC.
Tremor was felt in Beijing, and many residents in the capital received an earthquake early warning message.
As of 03:00 in the morning, five aftershocks had been recorded in Yongqing after the earthquake, according to the CENC.
No casualties or property losses were reported from the earthquake.
4.2-magnitude quake strikes Hebei: CENC
A mega solar energy storage power station in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region was put into operation on Saturday.
Located in Qusum County, the Huaneng Jiawa phase I power station has an installed capacity of 250,000 kilowatts, and features a 50 megawatts/200 megawatt-hours energy storage system, making it the largest solar energy storage power project in Xizang to date and representing the latest progress in the region's development of its rich clean energy resources. It can reach a nighttime electricity generation capacity of 200,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) in four consecutive hours, thus effectively guaranteeing local power supply,
"At an average altitude of more than 4,500 meters, the first phase of the Jiawa photovoltaic and energy storage station can generate about 370 million KWH of electricity on average every year after being put into use, which can effectively fill the power supply gap during peak consumption in Xizang, and provide stable clean energy for local economic and social development," said Li Yong, manager of the project.
Xizang puts solar energy storage power station into operation
