Fujian’s Youxi County Experienced 3.5 Magnitude Earthquake as Exam Takers Sit for College Entrance Exams

June 8th fell during the time of the college entrance examination in mainland China, a magnitude 3.5 earthquake occurred in Youxi County, Sanming City, Fujian Province. Netizens are concerned about the mentality of Fujian candidates.

On the 8th, the China Earthquake Networks Center reported that at 11:16 am, a magnitude 3.5 earthquake occurred in Youxi County, Sanming City, Fujian Province (26.30 degrees north latitude, 118.15 degrees east longitude), with a depth of 8 kilometers.

Residents in Fuzhou, Putian, Xiamen, and other places reported feeling the strong tremors.

“People really feel such a strong tremor for the first time in their lives.” “The coordinates in Youxi are so clear.” “I thought it was an earthquake in Taiwan affecting us, but you tell me, we are at the epicenter.” “Really, for the first time in my life, the tremors were very obvious, and the sound was loud.” “My phone popped up with an alert for the first time, scared me half to death.” “In Anxi, lying in bed, the tremors were very strong.”

“The coordinates in Sanming Youxi, the floor shook accompanied by a loud sound, I thought a mountain was exploding in the distance.” “So scary, very obvious.” “I felt a slight shake in Zhangzhou.” “Obvious tremors in Shaxian.” “As a Youxi native, I was almost scared to death.” “Fuzhou is also shaking.” “It seems like there are more and more earthquake news recently, right?”

During the earthquake, students in Fujian were taking exams, and many people expressed sympathy for the students.

“Fujian candidates are going to have a tough time again, today is the college entrance examination, and now an earthquake, sigh! I can only wish you all a successful exam.” “I can’t imagine the impact on their mentality, even adults are scared out of their wits.” “Is it a violation if those taking the college entrance examination run out during the quake?”