[[Berkas:Intensity-2017年九寨沟地震.jpg|thumb|Distribusi intensitas seismik gempa ini, di mana episentrumnya diberi label sebuah bintang ([[USGS]])]]
Gempa ini mengguncang pada pukul 21.19.46 [[Waktu Standar Tiongkok]] (CST, [[UTC+8]]) pada 8 Agustus 2017 di [[Kota Zhangzha]], [[Kabupaten Jiuzhaigou]] ({{coord|33.20|N|103.82|E}}) dengan magnitudo 7,0.{{Efn|The result from [[United States Geological Survey]] was [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]] 6.5, with depth 9.0 kilometres<ref name="usgs">{{cite web|title=M 6.5 - 35km WSW of Yongle, China|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us2000a5x1|website=USGS Earthquake Hazards Program|accessdate=2017-08-08|language=en}}</ref>}}{{Efn|[[China Earthquake Networks Center]] automatically reported 6.5 at first, and then formally reported 7.0.<ref>{{cite web|title=九寨沟发生6.5级地震 广元震感明显|website=四川新闻——四川在线|url=http://sichuan.scol.com.cn/ggxw/201708/55967659.html|accessdate=2017-08-08|language=zh}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=四川阿坝州九寨沟县附近发生6.5级左右地震|website=新浪网|url=http://news.sina.com.cn/2017-08-08/doc-ifyitamv7367830.shtml|accessdate=2017-08-08|language=zh}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=四川阿坝州九寨沟县发生6.5级地震|website=凤凰新闻-手机凤凰网|url=http://inews.ifeng.com/51588884/news.shtml?&back|accessdate=2017-08-08|language=zh}}</ref>}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.ceic.ac.cn/CC20170808211947.html|title=四川阿坝州九寨沟县7.0级地震|date=2017-08-08|publisher=中国地震台网|language=zh-cn}}</ref> Cities Kota-kota asyang farjauh away asseperti [[Lanzhou]], [[Chengdu]], anddan [[Xi'an]] felt themerasakan [[EarthquakeGempa bumi|quakegempa]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hk01.com/%E5%85%A9%E5%B2%B8/110702/%E5%9B%9B%E5%B7%9D%E4%B9%9D%E5%AF%A8%E6%BA%9D%E7%99%BC%E7%94%9F7-0%E7%B4%9A%E5%9C%B0%E9%9C%87-%E5%86%8D%E6%9C%893-5%E7%B4%9A%E9%A4%98%E9%9C%87-%E8%A5%BF%E5%AE%89%E8%98%AD%E5%B7%9E%E7%AD%89%E5%9C%B0%E6%9C%89%E9%9C%87%E6%84%9F|title=四川九寨溝發生7.0級地震 再有3.5級餘震 西安蘭州等地有震感|author=張心怡|date=2017-08-08|work=香港01|accessdate=2017-08-08|language=zh-hk}}</ref> TheEpisentrum epicenter wasberjarak 39 kilometreskilometer from thedari [[county seat|ibu kota kabupaten]] of [[JiuzhaigouKabupaten CountyJiuzhaigou|Jiuzhaigou]], 66 kilometreskilometer fromdari [[SongpanKabupaten CountySongpan]], 83 kilometreskilometer fromdari [[ZhugquKabupaten CountyZhugqu|ZhouquKabupaten CountyZhouqu]], 90 kilometreskilometer fromdari [[ZoigêKabupaten CountyZoigê]], 105 kilometreskilometer fromdari [[Longnan|LongnanKota CityLongnan]], anddan 285 kilometreskilometer fromdari [[Chengdu|ChengduKota CityChengdu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.qq.com/a/20170808/059190.htm|title=一文读懂四川九寨沟县发生7.0级地震|accessdate=2017-08-08|publisher=腾讯新闻|language=zh-cn|author1=中国地震台网}}</ref> At 21:41 [[China Standard Time|CST]] ([[UTC+8]]), an aftershock occurred nearby ({{coord|33.14|N|103.79|E}}), measuring magnitude 3.5.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://udn.com/news/story/7332/2631194|title=四川九寨溝縣 發生規模7.0地震|author1=林克倫|date=2017-08-08|work=聯合報|accessdate=2017-08-08|language=zh-tw}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.ceic.ac.cn/CD20170808214135.html|title=四川阿坝州九寨沟县3.3级地震|date=2017-08-08|publisher=中国地震台网|language=zh-cn}}</ref> As of 21:39 [[China Standard Time|CST]] ([[UTC+8]]) on August 9th, the earthquake is reported to have killed 19 people and injured 247 others, including 40 people who were critically injured.<ref>{{cite web|title=Earthquake strikes China near national park, killing 13 and injuring 175|website=[[Chicago Tribune]]|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-china-earthquake-20170808-story.html|accessdate=2017-08-09|date=2017-08-09|language=en}}</ref>
