Yilin Rong1, Yongliang Bai1*, Mengjiao Ren1, Mingjian Liang2 and Zhenjie Wang1 1College of Oceanography and Space Informatics, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, China 2Sichuan Earthquake Administration, Chengdu, China The North–South Seismic Belt produces the most frequent strong earthquakes in the Chinese continental region, such as the MS 8.0 Wenchuan earthquake on 12 May 2008 and Ms 7.0 Lushan earthquake on 20 April 2013. This seismicity results in significant hazards.