The China Earthquake Network Center recorded an MS 6.6 earthquake at 7:45CST on July 22,2013,at the boundary of Minxian and Zhangxian in Gansu province.The earthquake was located in the western region of the Qinling Mountains in southern Gansu along the north branch of the Lintan-Dangchang fault.Thirteen counties were affected in the VI degree zone and above. Immediately following this earthquake,the data from 10Global Navigation Satellite Systems(GNSS)stations of the Crustal Movement Observation Network of China recorded from July 2,2012,through July 4,2013,were analyzed to determine that nine earthquakes of magnitude≥MS6.0occurred during this period in China’s mainland and adjacent areas.Analysis revealed that the horizontal component of the displacement time series curves differed prior to and following these earthquakes.Two of the most recent earthquakes showed obvious,significant changes indicating that north-south component is a weaker earthquake indicator than the east-west component.Since June 1,nearly all reference stations recorded obvious changes.The variable quantities were more than 10mm and significantly exceeded this value in two days.This large variation was particularly notable after June 23,approximately one month prior to the earthquake.Several reference stations showed significant changes in eastern displacement.The Jingning and Lanzhou stations showed changes at the same time on June 23to June 24with amplitudes of 18.1mm and 20.9mm,respectively.The Dingxi station showed a significant change on June 27 with amplitude of 22.7mm.In comparison,changes at Dingxi,Maqu,and Qingshui stations were not significant changes between June 29and July 5.However,stations distributed north-south frequently showed changes greater than 10mm changes,and those located farther from the earthquake’s focus generally occurred earlier.The displacement time series did not show consistency between in east-west and north-south distribution.Not reference station registered abnormal changes in horizontal displacement before the earthquake,and the changes generally were not synchronized.Some deformation occurred on or following the earthquake that differed among stations.However,all of these precursor characteristics are considered meaningful.The displacement component alone is insufficient for determining precursor anomalies;rather,a combination of various observation methods and a variety of earthquake monitoring data are necessary for identifying anomalies,which should include integrated information various different angles.Although changes were detected in the results,such anomalies weakly suggest the seismogenic moment of an upcoming earthquake and do not clearly to confirm earthquake location.To address this challenge,further research and in-depth analysis are required for earthquake prediction.