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{{Short description|6.4 Ms earthquake in Inner Mongolia, China}}
{{Infobox earthquake
| title              = 1996 Baotou earthquake
| timestamp          = 1996-05-03 03:32:47
| isc-event          = 962141
| anss-url           = iscgem962141
| local-date         = {{Start date|1996|05|03}}
| local-time         = 11:32:47 CST
| map2               = {{Location map | China
 | relief = 1
 | label =
 | lat = 40.774
 | long = 109.661
 | mark = Bullseye1.png
 | marksize = 40
 | position = top
 | width = 250
 | float = right
 | caption =}}
| magnitude          = {{M|s|link=y}} 6.4
| depth              = 26&nbsp;km
| location           = {{coord|40.774|N|109.661|E}}
| countries affected =
| tsunami            =
| aftershocks        =
| intensity          = 
| casualties         = 26 dead
}}

The '''1996 Baotou earthquake''' ({{zh|s=1996年包头地震}}) occurred on May 3, 1996, at 11:32 local time (03:32 UTC). The epicenter was located near [[Baotou]], [[Inner Mongolia]], [[China]]. It had a magnitude of {{M|s|link=y}} 6.4. The earthquake killed 26 people, injured 453, and left 196,633 homeless.

The earthquake was located close to the western suburbs of Baotou, and it was considered a typical urban earthquake. A landslide in Hademen Gold Mine (哈德门金矿) caused six deaths. There was damage to electricity infrastructure.<ref>"电力系统的地震灾害研究现状与应急响应" by 谢强</ref> Liquefaction was reported in the low swamps along both sides of the [[Yellow River]]. Anomalies in gas radon and water mercury were observed before the earthquake. However, many of the anomalies were observed in [[Linhe District|Linhe]], [[Baynnur]], but the earthquake occurred near western Baotou.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csi.ac.cn/manage/html/4028861611c5c2ba0111c5c558b00001/zhenli/zeren/html/zhenli158.htm |title=国家地震科学数据共享中心 |publisher=China Earthquake Networks Center |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418144917/http://www.csi.ac.cn/manage/html/4028861611c5c2ba0111c5c558b00001/zhenli/zeren/html/zhenli158.htm |archive-date=18 April 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Besides in Inner Mongolia, the earthquake could be felt in [[Beijing]], [[Shaanxi]], and [[Shanxi]] of China as well as in [[Mongolia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1996.php |title=Significant Earthquakes of the World |accessdate=2010-09-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901132316/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1996.php |archivedate=2010-09-01 }}</ref> There was a large historical earthquake in 849 around the [[Hetao]] region, and some researchers located it in eastern Baotou.<ref>"公元849年内蒙古包头东地震地表破裂带及地震参数讨论" by 聂宗笙, 吴卫民, and 马保起</ref>

The earthquake, which destroyed many old houses, led to the reconstruction of Baotou. In 2002, the Baotou Municipal Government was awarded by UN-HABITAT for the improvements in shelter and the urban environments.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cn.unhabitat.org/content.asp?catid=650&typeid=24&cid=8617 |title=Un-Habitat.:. 迪拜奖 &#124; 包头市的震后重建、经济适用房和城市绿化项目 |access-date=2012-04-24 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709211429/http://cn.unhabitat.org/content.asp?catid=650&typeid=24&cid=8617 |archive-date=2012-07-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>http://ww2.unhabitat.org/whd/2002/documents/whd_pressrelease_2.doc{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* {{citation|title=Characteristics of crustal strain associated with M=6.4 Baotou earthquake in 1996|journal=Acta Seismologica Sinica|volume=15|issue=4|pages=363–373|year=2002|last1=Guo|first1=Liang-Qian|last2=Bo|first2=Wan-ju|last3=Hu|first3=Xin-Kang|last4=Wang|first4=Min|doi=10.1007/s11589-002-0029-7|bibcode=2002AcSSn..15..363G|s2cid=189951607 }}

== External links ==
*{{EQ-isc-link|962141}}

{{Earthquakes in 1996}}
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[[Category:1996 earthquakes]]
[[Category:1996 disasters in China]]
[[Category:Earthquakes in Inner Mongolia]]