At 6:38 on July 12, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred in Guye District, Tangshan City, Hebei Province. It was the largest earthquake in the surrounding area in the past five years. Beijing, Tianjin and other places felt the quake.

China Seismological Network officially determined that at 07:02 on July 12, a magnitude 2.2 earthquake occurred in Guye District, Tangshan, Hebei (39.76 degrees north latitude, 118.44 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 15 kilometers. Then, at 7:26, another magnitude 2.0 earthquake occurred.

According to the Beijing Seismological Bureau, the results of the Beijing Strong Earthquake Network show that the station with the strongest seismic instrument intensity is the Donggaocun strong seismic station in Donggaocun Town, Pinggu District, 119km from the epicenter, and the instrument intensity is III degrees.

According to Tangshan Fire, after the earthquake, the detachment command center immediately communicated information to the public security, emergency and municipal government, and at the same time dispatched the Guye District Brigade and Jinghua Road Fire Rescue Station and Linxi Road Fire Rescue Station to the epicenter immediately. The detachment heavy and light earthquake teams Rally quickly. The detachment command center did not receive relevant alarms, there were no casualties, and the traffic roads were in good condition.

According to the Tangshan Emergency Management Bulletin, there were no casualties at the epicenter, some old houses were cracked, the mood of the masses was stable, and the social order was normal. And they will renew the situation at any time.