According to Fujian Seismological Bureau website, rumors on the internet that an earthquake will happen in Fuzhou, Quanzhou and other places on August 8 to 13 has caused some panic.

Pushu, the Director in the Forecast Center of Fujian Seismological Bureau, and also a Senior Engineer, said that it was purely earthquake rumors without any scientific basis in saying that "an earthquake will happen in Fuzhou, Quanzhou and other places on August 8 to 13".

Pushu indicated several points: Firstly, geologically, the land in Fujian province had no tectonic setting; secondly, according to the data analysis from seismic network in Fujian province, no anomalies appeared in recent seismic activity and precursory observation of Fujian province; thirdly, Macro-seismic observation network in Fujian province found no macroscopic abnormality. Pushu also expressed that the general public should maintain stability instead of believing the earthquake rumors.

By Hu Meidong and Lu Ting