List of earthquakes in China

This is a list of earthquakes in China:

Date Article Epicenter Mag. Deaths Description
512-05-21512 Shanxi earthquake38°54′N 112°48′E / 38.9°N 112.8°E / 38.9; 112.8 Yuanping City, Dai County7.5 Ms5,310 (estimate)
1290-09-271290 Chihli earthquake[1]41°30′N 119°18′E / 41.5°N 119.3°E / 41.5; 119.3 Ningcheng County, Inner Mongolia6.8 Ms~100,000
1303-09-251303 Hongdong earthquake[2]Shanxi8.0 ML200,000+Taiyuan and Pingyang were leveled.
1337-09-081337 Huailai earthquake[3]40°24′N 115°42′E / 40.4°N 115.7°E / 40.4; 115.7 Hebei/Beijing6.5 Ms.
1556-01-231556 Shaanxi earthquake34°30′N 109°18′E / 34.50°N 109.30°E / 34.50; 109.30
Shaanxi		8.0 MW830,000Deadliest of all time.
1668-07-251668 Tancheng earthquake34°18′N 118°36′E / 34.30°N 118.60°E / 34.30; 118.60
Tancheng County, Shandong		8.0 MW50,000+
1679-09-021679 Sanhe-Pinggu earthquake40°00′N 116°59′E / 40.000°N 116.983°E / 40.000; 116.983
Hebei and Beijing		8.0 Mw45,500
1695-05-181695 Linfen earthquake7.8 MS52,600 (estimate)
1718-06-191718 Tongwei-Gansu earthquake7.5 MS75,000 (estimate)
1786-06-011786 Kangding-Luding earthquake[4][5]>Sichuan7.75 ML100,000+The earthquake triggered a landslide that formed an artificial mud dam which blocked the Dadu River. Ten days later, this dam was breached resulting in a catastrophic mudslide flooding event.
1833-09-061833 Kunming earthquake25°24′N 103°00′E / 25.400°N 103.000°E / 25.400; 103.000
Yunnan		8.0 Mw6,000
1879-07-011879 Gansu earthquake33°12′N 104°42′E / 33.2°N 104.7°E / 33.2; 104.7
Gansu		8.0 Ms22,000
1918-02-131918 Shantou earthquake23°32′N 117°14′E / 23.54°N 117.24°E / 23.54; 117.24
Shantou, Guangdong		7.2 Mw1,000+
1920-12-161920 Haiyuan earthquake36°30′N 105°42′E / 36.50°N 105.70°E / 36.50; 105.70
Haiyuan County, Ningxia		7.8 ML234,1174th deadliest earthquake of all time.
1925-03-161925 Dali earthquake25°42′N 100°24′E / 25.7°N 100.4°E / 25.7; 100.4
Dali, Yunnan		7.0 Ms5,000
1927-05-221927 Gulang earthquake37°23′N 102°19′E / 37.39°N 102.31°E / 37.39; 102.31 Gulang County, Gansu7.6 Mw40,900
1931-08-101931 Fuyun earthquake[6]47°06′N 89°48′E / 47.1°N 89.8°E / 47.1; 89.8 Fuyun County, Xinjiang8.0 Mw10,000[7]
1932-12-251932 Changma earthquake39°42′N 96°42′E / 39.7°N 96.7°E / 39.7; 96.77.6 Ms275
1933-08-251933 Diexi earthquake32°00′N 103°42′E / 32.0°N 103.7°E / 32.0; 103.7
Mao County, Sichuan		7.5 MS9,000
1950-08-151950 Assam–Tibet earthquake[8]Rima, Zayü County, Tibet8.6 Mw4,800 (3,300 in Chinese-claimed territories)
1952-08-181952 Damxung earthquake30°38′53″N 91°36′4″E / 30.64806°N 91.60111°E / 30.64806; 91.60111
Damxung, Tibet		7.5 Mw54+
1955-4-141955 Kangding earthquake[9]7.1
1955-09-231955 Yuzha earthquake6.8 MS728
1966-03-081966 Xingtai earthquake[10]37°04′N 114°29′E / 37.067°N 114.483°E / 37.067; 114.483 Xingtai, Hebei7.28,064
1970-01-041970 Tonghai earthquakeTonghai County, Yunnan7.3 MS15,621
1973-02-061973 Luhuo earthquake7.5 MS [11]2,175
1974-05-101974 Zhaotong earthquake28°12′N 104°00′E / 28.2°N 104.0°E / 28.2; 104.0
Zhaotong, Yunnan		6.820,000[12]
1975-02-041975 Haicheng earthquakeHaicheng, Liaoning7.3 MS1,328A Red Guard commander ordered an evacuation because people were frightened by a swarm of earthquakes, some large enough to have caused damage. The lives and injuries saved were approximately 8,000 and 27,000, respectively, according to the calculations of Wyss and Wu (2015)[13]. This evacuation proved to be a great common sense reaction to the seismic unrest, although there has not been a scientific prediction.
1976-07-281976 Tangshan earthquakeTangshan, Hebei7.5 MW242,4193rd deadliest earthquake of all time.
1976-08-161976 Songpan-Pingwu earthquakeSichuan7.2 MS41
1980-02-141980 Yecheng, Xinjiang earthquake36°24′N 76°54′E / 36.4°N 76.9°E / 36.4; 76.96.0 MBunknown
1981-01-231981 Dawu earthquake30°56′N 101°06′E / 30.93°N 101.10°E / 30.93; 101.106.8 ML150+
1996-02-031996 Lijiang earthquakeLijiang, Yunnan7.0 MS309+
2001-11-142001 Kunlun earthquake36°07′N 90°32′E / 36.12°N 90.54°E / 36.12; 90.54
Qinghai		7.8 MW0
2003-02-242003 Bachu earthquake39°37′N 77°14′E / 39.61°N 77.24°E / 39.61; 77.24
Maralbexi (Bachu) County, Xinjiang		6.3 MW261
2005-11-262005 Ruichang earthquake29°39′25″N 115°43′01″E / 29.657°N 115.717°E / 29.657; 115.717
Ruichang, Jiangxi		5.2 to 5.7 MS14
2006-07-222006 Yanjin earthquake27°59′31″N 104°12′54″E / 27.992°N 104.215°E / 27.992; 104.215
Yunnan		5.2 MW19Damaged local railroad tracks including Neijiang-Kunming line.
2008-05-122008 Sichuan earthquake31°01′16″N 103°22′01″E / 31.021°N 103.367°E / 31.021; 103.367
Wenchuan County, Sichuan		7.9 MW68,712
+18,392 missing		The deadliest earthquake in China since the 1976 Tangshan earthquake and the strongest since the 1950 Chayu earthquake. The prefecture-level divisions of Mianyang, Ngawa, Deyang, Guangyuan, and Chengdu suffered the most loss of lives. Most of the buildings that collapsed were in rural areas and did not adhere to building codes. At least 4.8 million people were rendered homeless. All highways into Wenchuan, the epicentre, were damaged by the quake, delaying the arrival of relief troops.
2008-08-19 August 19 to September 3, 20082008 Yingjiang earthquakes24°54′N 97°48′E / 24.9°N 97.8°E / 24.9; 97.8
Yunnan		4.1 to 5.9 MS5
2008-08-302008 Panzhihua earthquake26°12′N 101°54′E / 26.2°N 101.9°E / 26.2; 101.9
Sichuan		5.7 MW41
2009-01-252009 Xinjiang earthquake43°18′N 80°54′E / 43.3°N 80.9°E / 43.3; 80.9
Xinjiang		5.0 MW0
2010-04-142010 Yushu earthquake33°18′N 96°42′E / 33.3°N 96.7°E / 33.3; 96.7
Yushu, Qinghai		6.9 MW2,698
+270 missing
2011-03-102011 Yunnan earthquake24°42′36″N 97°59′38″E / 24.710°N 97.994°E / 24.710; 97.994
Yingjiang County, Yunnan		5.4 MW26
2012-05-282012 Tangshan earthquakeHebei4.8.Mw0?
2012-06-302012 Xinjiang earthquake43°34′N 84°45′E / 43.56°N 84.75°E / 43.56; 84.75
Xinjiang		6.3 Mw0?
2012-09-072012 Yunnan earthquakes27°34′55″N 103°59′24″E / 27.582°N 103.990°E / 27.582; 103.990
Yiliang County, Zhaotong, Yunnan		5.6 Mw81+
2013-03-032013 Yunnan earthquakes25°55′08″N 99°43′30″E / 25.919°N 99.725°E / 25.919; 99.725
Dali, Yunnan		5.5 Mw0There were 30 injuries, out of which three people were severely injured. 2,500 houses were damaged and 700 houses collapsed.
2013-04-202013 Ya'an earthquake30°17′02″N 102°57′22″E / 30.284°N 102.956°E / 30.284; 102.956
Lushan County, Sichuan		6.9193
+24 missing[14]
2013-07-222013 Dingxi earthquake34°30′N 104°12′E / 34.5°N 104.2°E / 34.5; 104.2
Min County, Dingxi, Gansu		5.9 Mw95Magnitude M(s)6.6 according to CENC.
2013-08-312013 Yunnan earthquake28°13′12″N 99°20′35″E / 28.220°N 99.343°E / 28.220; 99.343
Deqen, Yunnan		5.8 Mw5According to the China Earthquake Information Center five people died and 17 were injured in Shangri-La and Deqen counties. The quake destroyed 600 and damaged 55,500 residential units; more than 9,000 residents were forced to relocate.
2014-05-242014 Yingjiang earthquake25°00′N 97°48′E / 25.0°N 97.8°E / 25.0; 97.8
Yingjiang County, Yunnan Province		5.6 Mw09,412 homes were destroyed and more than 8,000 people were evacuated.[15]
2014-08-032014 Ludian earthquake27°14′42″N 103°25′37″E / 27.245°N 103.427°E / 27.245; 103.427
Ludian County, Yunnan Province		6.1 Mw617A further 1,881 people were injured.[16]
2017-08-08 2017 Jiuzhaigou earthquake 33°12′N 103°49′E / 33.20°N 103.82°E / 33.20; 103.82
Zhangzha Town, Jiuzhaigou County, Sichuan Province		 6.5 Mw 25 A further 525 people were injured.[17]
2017-08-09 2017 Jinghe earthquake 44°16′N 82°53′E / 44.27°N 82.89°E / 44.27; 82.89
Jinghe County, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region		 6.3 Mw 0 33 people were injured.[18]
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References

  1. ↑ NGDC. "Comments for the Significant Earthquake". Retrieved October 29, 2010.
  2. ↑ Ruins of Earthquakes Virtual Museum
  3. ↑ Y-X. Hu; S-C. Liu; W. Dong (1996). Earthquake Engineering. CRC Press. p. 239. ISBN 978-0-419-20590-6.
  4. ↑ Schuster, R.L. and G. F. Wieczorek, "Landslide triggers and types" in Landslides: Proceedings of the First European Conference on Landslides 2002 A.A. Balkema Publishers. p.66
  5. ↑ "The 1786 earthquake-triggered landslide dam and subsequent dam-break flood on the Dadu River, southwestern China" (PDF). Retrieved October 9, 2009.
  6. ↑ Magnitude 8 and Greater Earthquakes Since 1900 by USGS.gov Archived 12 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 2010-10-11. Retrieved January 30, 2016
  8. ↑ "10 Greatest Earthquakes in China in 20th Century". Ningxia Daily website (in Chinese). May 15, 2008. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
  9. ↑ https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem889422#general_summary
  10. ↑ Major earthquakes on Chinese mainland since 1966. Website of the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Houston, USA
  11. ↑ Zhou, H.; Allen, C. R.; Kanamori, H. (1983). "Rupture complexity of the 1970 Tonghai and 1973 Luhuo earthquakes, China, from P-wave inversion, and relationship to surface faulting" (PDF). Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. Seismological Society of America. 73 (4): 1585–1597. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2010.
  12. ↑ "Earthquakes with 1,000 or More Deaths 1900–2014". usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013.
  13. ↑ Wyss, M.; Wu, Z. L. (2014). "How Many Lives Were Saved by the Evacuation Before the M7.3 Haicheng Earthquake of 1975?". Seismological Research Letters (85): 126–129. doi:10.1785/0220130089.
  14. ↑ "我省雅安市芦山县发生7.0级地震（续七）". 四川省民政厅. 21 April 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  15. ↑ "12 injured in SW China quake". Shanghai Daily. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  16. ↑ "Magnitude-6.1 earthquake hits China's Yunnan province, at least 367 dead". news.com.au. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  17. ↑ "Sichuan earthquake kills 25, injuring 525". Retrieved 2017-09-26.
  18. ↑ "33 injured as second quake in less than a day hits China". www.efe.com. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
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