According to the Ministry of Water Resources, at 5:36 on August 19, 2026, a 5.6 magnitude earthquake occurred in Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai, with a depth of 10 kilometers. The Ministry of Water Resources immediately launched the hydraulic earthquake relief dispatch and command mechanism, organized special meetings to analyze and assess the impact of the earthquake on water conservancy projects and rural water supply, study the rainwater situation in the earthquake area, and arrange for the deployment of water conservancy and earthquake relief work. According to the national “Water Resources Map”, the Ministry of Water Resources immediately investigated the distribution of rivers, lakes and water conservancy projects in the earthquake area, and promptly notified the Qinghai Provincial Water Resources Department, urging the local water conservancy department to quickly map out the earthquake damage situation in the water conservancy project in the earthquake area to ensure personnel safety. After preliminary investigation, the water conditions in the rivers in the earthquake area were stable. All construction workers under construction have taken safe haven, and no reports of earthquake damage to the water conservancy project have yet been received.

Zhitongcaijing · 2d ago
According to the Ministry of Water Resources, at 5:36 on August 19, 2026, a 5.6 magnitude earthquake occurred in Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai, with a depth of 10 kilometers. The Ministry of Water Resources immediately launched a hydraulic earthquake relief dispatch command mechanism, organized special meetings to analyze and assess the impact of the earthquake on water conservancy projects and rural water supply, study the rainwater situation in the earthquake area, and arrange for the deployment of water conservancy and earthquake relief work. According to the national “Water Resources Map”, the Ministry of Water Resources immediately investigated the distribution of rivers, lakes and water conservancy projects in the earthquake area, and promptly notified the Qinghai Provincial Water Resources Department, urging the local water conservancy department to quickly map out the earthquake damage situation in the water conservancy project in the earthquake area to ensure personnel safety. After preliminary investigation, the water conditions in the rivers in the earthquake area were stable. All construction workers under construction have taken safe haven, and no reports of earthquake damage to the water conservancy project have yet been received.