A 5.5 magnitude earthquake occurred in Diebu County, Gannan Prefecture, Gansu Province. The Ministry of Water Resources has initiated the water resources anti-seismic and disaster relief dispatch command mechanism.

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26/01/2026
On January 26, 2026, at 14:56, a 5.5 magnitude earthquake occurred in Diebu County, Gannan Prefecture, Gansu Province, with a depth of 10 kilometers. The Ministry of Water Resources promptly initiated the water resources anti-seismic rescue coordination mechanism, held a special consultation meeting, analyzed the impact of the earthquake on water conservancy projects and rural water supply, assessed the rainfall situation in the earthquake zone, and arranged for the deployment of water resources anti-seismic rescue work. The Ministry of Water Resources quickly surveyed the distribution of water conservancy projects such as rivers, reservoirs, hydropower stations, embankments, rural water supply projects, water gates, and hydrological stations in the earthquake zone based on the national "water resources map", and promptly reported to the water resources departments of Gansu and Sichuan provinces to urge local water resources departments to comprehensively survey the damage to water conservancy projects.