List of earthquakes in China

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Major earthquakes in East Asia since 186 BC The scale indicates the depth of the earthquake

The list of earthquakes in China illustrates the impact that earthquakes have had in the long history of this region. In the densely populated provinces of China, earthquakes repeatedly caused devastating damage, including the Shaanxi earthquake in 1556, the one with the highest number of deaths known worldwide. The equally numerous earthquakes in Taiwan are not listed .

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China is a land of earthquakes. Plate tectonic processes put the earth's crust under tension and repeatedly cause great damage with thousands of deaths: the collision of the Indian plate with the Eurasian in the southwest and west, which raises the Himalayas, and the Pacific earthquake belt in front of the entire west side.

The earthquakes in China are very common in certain areas. These earthquake areas are divided into five earthquake provinces with a total of 23 earthquake belts:

Reports of earthquakes can be found in many ancient Chinese scriptures. The oldest known mention of an earthquake can be found in the Bamboo Annals ( Records on the Bamboo Book v) from the 23rd century. The Zhongguo dizhen lishi ziliao huibian , a collection of historical earthquakes from the 1980s, lists about 40,000 earthquakes, of which more than 15,000 caused losses. More than 3000 earthquakes with magnitudes over 5 have occurred in China since 1973.

List of earthquakes in China

Legend:

T = depth of the earthquake center in km
M = magnitude
Q = source of information

The underground nuclear tests that took place more frequently in the 1990s - mainly in Sichuan - generated earthquakes with magnitudes of over 5. They were also recorded worldwide, but are not listed here.

Earthquake before 1950

date coordinate place province dead particularities T M. Q
780 BC Chr. 34 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N, 107 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ E Qishan Shaanxi Qishan earthquake in Shaanxi 780 BC > 7 5
June 1, 70 BC Chr. 36 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ N, 119 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ E Zhucheng , Changle Shandong > 6,000 Zhucheng and Changle earthquakes in Shandong in 70 BC. ≥ 7 5
143 35 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N, 104 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ E Gangu Gansu Earthquake to the west of Gangu in Gansu 143 7th 5
Fall 180 39 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ N, 99 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ E Gaotai Gansu Earthquake to the west of Gaotai in Gansu 180 7.5 5
May 23, 512 38 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ N, 112 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ E Yuanping , Dai Shanxi 5,310 Earthquake between Yuanping and Dai in Shanxi 512 7.5 5
March 23, 734 34 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N, 105 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ E Tianshui Gansu ~ 40,000 Earthquake near Tianshui in Gansu 734 > 7 5
April 6, 814 27 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ N, 102 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ E Xichang Sichuan ~ 100 Earthquake in Xichang area of ​​Sichuan 814 6th
October 24, 849 40 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ N, 109 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ E Baotou Inner Mongolia > 1,000 Earthquake in northwest Baotou, Inner Mongolia 849 7th 5
January 15, 1038 38 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ N, 112 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ E Taiyuan Shanxi 23,000 Severe destruction in the Taiyuan area.
1057 39 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ N, 116 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ E Beijing Hebei 25,000 6th
1143 38 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N, 106 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ E Ningxia 10,000 6.0 6th
1219 36 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N, 106 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ E Ningxia 10,000 6.5 6th
August 1289 40 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N, 116 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ E Beijing China 10,000 6th
September 27, 1290 41 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N, 119 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ E Ningcheng Hebei 100,000 6.8 2/6
September 25, 1303 36 ° 18 ′ 0 "N, 111 ° 42 ′ 0" E Hongdong , Taiyuan , Pingyang Shanxi > 200,000 Severe damage in Taiyuan and Pingyang, over 100,000 buildings destroyed. Several 100,000 injured. Significant changes in the earth's surface. 8th 4th
June 17, 1515 26 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N, 100 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ E Lijiang , Xichang Sichuan Fatalities 7.5 1
March 19, 1536 28 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ N, 102 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ E Xichang Sichuan Numerous fatalities 1
January 23, 1556 34 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N, 109 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ E Hua County , Yueyang Shaanxi 830,000 Sinking of an area between Shaanxi and Gansu, see Earthquake in Shaanxi 1556 . The earthquake is considered to be the most casualty in all of human history. 8.0 1/2/6
December 29, 1604 25 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N, 119 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ E Fujian Seaquake in the Taiwan Strait off Meizhou Island 8.0 1
July 13, 1605 19 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ N, 110 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ E Qiongzhou , Haikou Hainan Thousands of dead, severe damage in Qiongshan , Wenchang , Chengmai . The quake also caused damage in the provinces of Shanxi , Shaanxi and Henan and was felt across numerous provinces. 8.0 1/4
October 25, 1622 36 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N, 106 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ E Ningxia 12,000 7.0 1/6
June 28, 1626 39 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ N, 114 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ E Shanxi 5,000 7.0 6th
July 21, 1654 34 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ N, 105 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ E Tianshui Gansu 10,400 8.0 6th
July 25, 1668 34 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ N, 118 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ E Tancheng Shandong > 50,000 Widespread occurrence of earthquakes in China and Korea. Great damage in the areas of Linyi and Ju in Shandong, Tancheng was completely destroyed. Landslides, crevices, sand volcanoes. Noticeable even at a distance of over 800 km. 36 8.5 4th
September 2, 1679 40 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N, 117 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ E Sanhe , Pinggu Hebei 13,162 8.0 4/6
May 18, 1695 36 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N, 111 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ E Linfen Shanxi > 27,000 Numerous fatalities, severe destruction in Linfen and Pingyang 8th 1/4/6
June 19, 1718 35 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N, 105 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ E Tianshui , Tongwei Gansu 73,000 Landslides and widespread destruction in Tongwei, Ganyu , Jingning , Zhuanglang , Qin'an , Tianshui and other regions, also felt in Shanxi , Shaanxi and Henan 7.5 1/6
January 29, 1732 Xichang Sichuan More than half of all residential buildings collapsed. 6.75 1
August 2, 1733 26 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N, 103 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ E Dongchuan Yunnan Fatalities 1
January 3, 1739 38 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ N, 106 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ E Pingluo , Yinchuan Ningxia 50,000 Severe destruction in Pingluo, Xinqu and Baofen , conflagrations. Noticeable even 900 km away. 8th 4/6
June 1, 1786 29 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ N, 102 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ E Ya'an , Kangding Sichuan > 250 Epicenter between Ya'an and Gongga Shan . Severe destruction in Kangding, 90% of the houses were destroyed. Numerous landslides. See earthquake south of Kangding in Sichuan 1786 7.5 1/4
March 8, 1812 43 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ N, 83 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ E Circle Nilka / Nileke Xinjiang Kilometers of crevices in the earth, changes in the landscape in a 40 × 100 km area 8th 1/4/6
October 23, 1815 34 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ N, 111 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ E Pinglu Shanxi 13,000 Serious damage in Hedong , Xiezhou , Anyi , Yuncheng , Yuxiang , Pinglu and Ruicheng, among others 6.8 6th
June 12, 1830 36 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ N, 114 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ E Cixian Hebei 7,477 7.5 6th
September 6, 1830 25 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N, 103 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ E Songming Yunnan 6,700 8.0 6th
September 12, 1850 27 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ N, 102 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ E Xichang , Puge Sichuan 20,650 Numerous damage to buildings, opening of large crevices. 7.5 1/2
June 10, 1856 29 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ N, 108 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ E Xianfeng , Qianjiang Hubei , Chongqing , Sichuan > 1,000 Landslides and rivers dammed up to form large lakes. 6th 1/4
July 1, 1879 33 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N, 104 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ E Wudu Gansu 22,000 8.0 6th
August 22, 1902 39 ° 52 ′ 48 ″ N, 76 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ E Atushi Xinjiang > 10,000 More than 30,000 destroyed houses, large crevices. 30th 8.3 4/6
July 30, 1917 28 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N, 104 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ E Yunnan 1,800 60 6.5 / 7.5 1
February 13, 1918 23 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N, 117 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ E Nan'ao Guangdong 1,000 7.3 1
December 16, 1920 36 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N, 105 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ E Haiyuan , Lijunbu , Ganyanchi Ningxia > 200,000 The 1920 Haiyuan earthquake , also known as the Kansu or Gansu earthquake . Ranked 4th for the earthquakes with the highest known casualty figures. 25th 8.6 / 7.8 1
March 24, 1923 31 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ N, 100 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ E Luhuo Sichuan 3,500 7.3 1
March 16, 1925 25 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ N, 100 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ E Dali (Autonomous District) Yunnan 5,800 7.1 1
May 22, 1927 36 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ N, 102 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ E Xining , Gulang , Wuwei Qinghai > 40,900 1927 Gulang earthquake , sometimes called the Nan Shan earthquake (after the previous name of the Qilian Shan at whose foot it occurred). The damage region lies in front of the Qilian Shan in the area of ​​the Silk Road . Serious damage in the Gulang and Wuwei area. Landslides buried a village near Gulang, and a new lake was created in Wuwei County after a river was dammed up by a landslide. Large crevices were formed and many sand volcanoes were observed. The quake is said to have killed more than 250,000 head of cattle, the area affected by the damage stretched from Lanzhou via Minqin and Yongchang to Jinta . The quake was still felt in Xi'an ; other observations were reported from up to 700 km away from the epicenter. The 200,000 casualties reported by some sources for this earthquake may be due to confusion with the earthquake of December 16, 1920. 25th 8.3 / 7.6 1
August 10, 1931 47 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ N, 89 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ E Koktokay County , Gongyun Xinjiang 10,000 strong land changes 25th 8.0 2/3/4/6
December 25, 1932 39 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ N, 96 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ E Changma ( Yumen ) Gansu 275 7.6 2/6
August 25, 1933 32 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N, 103 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ E Diexi , south of Huanglong Sichuan 9,300 1933 Diexi earthquake (earthquake in Mao county ) 7.4 1
January 7, 1937 35 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N, 98 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ E Qinghai 60 7.6 1
December 26, 1941 22 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N, 100 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ E Yunnan Fatalities 7.0 1
March 17, 1947 33 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N, 99 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ E Qinghai 60 7.7 1
May 25, 1948 29 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ N, 100 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ E Sichuan 800 west of the Gongga Shan 7.3 1

Earthquake since 1950

date coordinate place province dead particularities T M. Q
15th August 1950 28 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N, 96 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ E Nyingchi , Qamdo , Zhamo Tibet , Assam (India) 1,526 Assam earthquake in 1950 25th 8.7 / 8.6 1
November 18, 1951 30 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N, 91 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ E Tibet south of Lake Heaven ( Tengrinor or Nam Co ) 25th 8.0 1
17th August 1952 30 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N, 91 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ E Tibet southeast of Lake Heaven ( Tengrinor or Nam Co ), fatality 60 7.5 1
April 14, 1955 30 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N, 101 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ E Sichuan north of the Gongga Shan , fatality 7.4 1
0March 7, 1966 37 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ N, 114 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ E Xingtai , Longyao Hebei 8,064 Xingtai earthquake. First quake in a series of quakes, which ended on March 22, 1966 with an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 to 7.6 (magnitudes differ depending on the source). Overall, the series of quakes claimed 8,064 victims, 38,000 injured and more than 5 million houses destroyed. The event prompted the government to put in place an earthquake monitoring and forecasting system. 33 6.8 1
March 22, 1966 37 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N, 115 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ E Xingtai , Hengshui Hebei 8,064 Xingtai earthquake. The last quake in a series of quakes that ended on March 22nd, 1966 with an earthquake measuring between 6.9 and 7.6 (magnitudes vary depending on the source). Overall, the series of quakes claimed 8,064 victims, 38,000 injured and more than 5 million houses destroyed. The event prompted the government to put in place an earthquake monitoring and forecasting system. 33 7.6 / 6.9 1
July 25, 1969 21 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N, 111 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ E Guangdong 3,000 Seaquake in the South China Sea south of Yangjiang 18th 5.9 / 6.4 1
04th January 1970 24 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N, 102 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ E Shizhaishan Yunnan 10,000 at Lijiashan 13 7.7 / 7.5 1
0February 6, 1973 31 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ N, 100 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ E Sichuan northwest of Gongga Shan , fatality 5 7.7 1
July 14, 1973 35 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N, 86 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ E Tibet 22nd 7.5 1
May 11, 1974 28 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N, 104 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ E Zhaotong , Daguan Yunnan 20,000 Daguan earthquake. The quake was felt as far as the neighboring province of Sichuan. According to official figures, 1,423 people were killed, 1,600 injured and 66,000 buildings damaged, of which 28,000 were irreparable. Other estimates assume up to 20,000 deaths. 11 7.2 2/6
04th February 1975 40 ° 29 ′ 0 ″ N, 122 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ E Haicheng , Yingkou Liaoning 2,000 Many injured and great damage in the Yingkou and Haicheng areas. Minor damage was reported from Seoul in South Korea . The quake was also felt in the Primorye region , Siberia and in Kyushu , Japan . Authorities ordered the evacuation of the metropolis of Haicheng the day before the quake, after observing an increase in smaller earthquakes that occurred at the end of a month-long period of changes in the elevation of the earth's surface and water table, as well as strange animal behavior. Estimates assume that without the evacuation the number of victims would have been around 150,000. 7.0 / 7.6 2
May 29, 1976 24 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N, 98 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ E Longling , Dehong Yunnan 98 Longling earthquake. Two almost equally strong earthquakes devastated around 1,885 km² in 16 districts and communities. 98 people were killed, 451 seriously injured, and more than 420,000 buildings were destroyed. 8/10 7.5 / 7.0 1
July 27, 1976 39 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N, 118 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ E Tangshan Hebei 255,000 unofficially up to 655,000 dead; see the 1976 Tangshan earthquake 22nd 7.5 / 7.8 2
August 16, 1976 32 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ N, 104 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ E Sungqu , Pingwu Sichuan 38 A series of three almost equally strong earthquakes on August 16, 22 and 23 shook the Sungqu, Pingwu, Maowen and Nanping districts, killing 38. 2,800 head of cattle died, more than 5,000 houses collapsed, and 30 bridges as well as several smaller hydroelectric plants were destroyed. 7.2
November 18, 1977 32 ° 41 '24 "N, 88 ° 23' 24" E Tibet Fatalities 18th 6.3 3
0July 9, 1979 31 ° 27 ′ 0 ″ N, 119 ° 14 ′ 24 ″ E Liyang Jiangsu 41 More than 2,000 injured, considerable damage in the Liyang area. Noticeable in almost all of eastern China. 11 5.5 3
August 24, 1979 41 ° 9 ′ 0 ″ N, 108 ° 7 ′ 48 ″ E Wuyuan County , Bayan Nur Inner Mongolia 104 injured and more than 400 homes destroyed in the Wuyuan area. 33 5.9 3
January 23, 1981 30 ° 55 ′ 48 ″ N, 101 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ E Dawu Sichuan 150 300 injured and extensive damage in the Dawu area. 33 6.6 3
January 23, 1981 31 ° 54 ′ 36 "N, 99 ° 55 ′ 48" E Garzê Sichuan 10 5 injuries and damage in the Garzê area. 10 5.6 3
0November 6, 1983 35 ° 12 ′ 36 "N, 115 ° 12 ′ 36" E Heze , Dongming Shandong 34 Around 2,200 injured and 3,300 homes destroyed in the Heze and Dongming areas. Also noticeable in parts of Hebei and Henan provinces . 19th 5.7 3
April 18, 1985 25 ° 55 ′ 34 "N, 102 ° 52 ′ 16" E Luquan , Xundian Yunnan 23 300 injured and damaged in the Luquan and Xundian area. 5 5.7 3
23rd August 1985 39 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N, 102 ° 52 ′ 16 ″ E Ulugqat , Shufu Xinjiang 71 162 injured, around 15,000 homeless in approximately 85% of houses destroyed in the Ulugqat and Shufu area. Cracks in highways and sand volcanoes have been reported from Ulugqat County. Noticeable in Sufi , Kurgan , Osh , Namangan and Andizhan , in Tajikistan , Kyrgyzstan and in the Fergana Basin , in Rawalpindi , Islamabad and Peshawar . 7th 7.2 3
September 11, 1985 39 ° 21 ′ 22 "N, 75 ° 24 ′ 25" E Ulugqat , Kashgar , Shufu Xinjiang 4th 61 injuries and damage in the Ulugqat, Kashgar and Shufu areas. Noticeable in Sufi , Kurgan , Osh and in Andizhan and Fergana . 15th 6.5 3
0November 6, 1988 22 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ N, 99 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ E Lancang , Menglian Yunnan 730 Border area with Myanmar . Three quakes 9 seconds apart and a few aftershocks. 3,900 injured, 267,000 homeless, 29 dams badly damaged and 67% of public buildings in the Lancang and Menglian area destroyed. A total of around 3.2 million people in China were affected. Some highways were broken or covered by landslides and mud flows. Damage was widespread in southeastern Yunnan , and the quake was felt across Yunnan Province. Damage has also been reported from Chiang Rai , Thailand . Also noticeable in other parts of Thailand, such as in Bangkok , as well as in Lashio in Burma . 18th 7.6 1/3
April 15, 1989 29 ° 59 ′ 13 ″ N, 99 ° 11 ′ 42 ″ E Batang Sichuan 11 5 injured and considerable damage around Batang. 7 of the victims were killed in aftershocks and at least 37 injured. 13 6.2 3
0October 8, 1989 39 ° 53 '35 "N, 113 ° 53' 2" E Datong , Yangyuan Shanxi , Hebei 29 150 injured and approximately 27,500 damaged homes in the Datong and Yangyuan areas. Noticeable to Beijing . 10 5.3 3
April 26, 1990 35 ° 59 ′ 10 "N, 100 ° 14 ′ 42" E Gonghe , Xinghai Qinghai 126 Lots of injuries, widespread damage and landslides in the Gonghe and Xinghai areas. Noticeable in Gansu Province as well . 8th 6.9 3
April 26, 1990 36 ° 25 ′ 37 "N, 103 ° 7 ′ 23" E Yongdeng Gansu 14th At least 60 injured, 5,000 homeless, 4,500 homes destroyed and 5,000 damaged in the Yongdeng area. Felt in Baiyin , Dingxi , Jingtai , Lanzhou , Tianzhu and Wuwei , as well as in Xining , the capital of Qinghai Province . 13 5.7 3
July 11, 1995 21 ° 57 ′ 58 ″ N, 99 ° 11 ′ 46 ″ E Lancang , Menglian , Ximeng Yunnan 11 136 injured, more than 100,000 homes destroyed and 42,000 damaged in Lancang, Menglian and Ximeng. Building damage also in the provinces of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai in Thailand . 13 7.1 3
October 23, 1995 26 ° 0 ′ 11 "N, 102 ° 13 ′ 37" E Wuding , Chuxiong Autonomous District Yunnan 81 800 injured and more than 200 buildings damaged or destroyed in the Wuding area. Clearly noticeable in Chuxiong , Dongchuan , Kunming , Qujing , Zhaotong and many other regions in northern Yunnan, as well as in southwestern Sichuan and northern Vietnam . 10 6.4 3
0February 3, 1996 27 ° 17 ′ 28 "N, 100 ° 16 ′ 34" E Lijiang Yunnan 322 3,925 seriously injured and 13,000 slightly injured. About 358,000 homes destroyed and 654,000 damaged, more than 320,000 homeless. Maximum intensity in Lijiang. Complex event. 11 6.5 3
March 19, 1996 39 ° 59 ′ 35 ″ N, 76 ° 41 ′ 46 ″ E Artux ( Kizilsu Autonomous District ), Payzawat ( Kashgar Governorate ) Xinjiang 24 128 injured and more than 15,314 buildings destroyed in the Artux - Payzawat area. Noticeable in the area of Maralbexi , Kashgar , Ulugqat and Kargilik . Two tremors 8 seconds apart. 28 6.3 3
0May 3, 1996 40 ° 46 ′ 26 "N, 109 ° 39 ′ 40" E Baotou Inner Mongolia 18th 300 injured and extensive damage around Baotou. Noticeable to Beijing , Hohhot , Taiyuan , Xi'an and Yinchuan . 26th 6.0 3
January 21, 1997 39 ° 28 ′ 26 "N, 76 ° 59 ′ 53" E Payzawat ( Kashgar Governorate ) Xinjiang 12 40 injured and 2,500 families homeless; approximately 14,000 buildings destroyed, 17,000 damaged and 3,360 head of cattle killed in the Payzawat area. Felt in Aksu , Akto , Artux , Kashgar and Ulugqat . 33 5.8 3
April 11, 1997 39 ° 31 ′ 37 ″ N, 76 ° 56 ′ 28 ″ E Payzawat ( Kashgar Governorate ) Xinjiang 9 89 injured, 100,000 homeless, thousands of buildings destroyed and 11,000 head of cattle killed in Payzawat County. Noticeable in the Maralbexi , Shule , Yengisar and Yopurga districts . Heaviest earthquake in a quake swarm that began on January 21, 1997. 15th 6.1 3
0November 8, 1997 35 ° 4 '8 "N, 87 ° 19' 30" E Tibet Complex tremor with at least two major events 3 and 6 seconds after the start. 33 7.9 3
January 10, 1998 41 ° 4 ′ 59 "N, 114 ° 30 ′ 0" E Shangyi , Zhangbei Hebei 70 11,500 injured, 44,000 homeless families, widespread damage and fire in Shangyi and Zhangbei areas. Over 70,000 homes damaged or destroyed. Parts of the Great Wall of China were damaged in northwestern Hebei . Strong tremors as far as Zhangjiakou and Beijing . 30th 5.7 3
August 27, 1998 39 ° 39 ′ 36 "N, 77 ° 20 ′ 35" E Payzawat ( Kashgar Governorate ) Xinjiang 3 7 injured, over 3,600 homes destroyed, 18,771 damaged and 159 head of cattle killed in Payzawat County. 33 6.4 3
November 19, 1998 27 ° 18 ′ 29 ″ N, 101 ° 1 ′ 44 ″ E Border area between Ninglang ( Lijiang City ) and Yanyuan ( Liangshan Autonomous District ) Yunnan , Sichuan 5 At least 1,543 injured, more than 23,600 homeless, over 12,000 houses destroyed, around 16,000 buildings damaged, 47 bridges and 36 dams damaged, disruption of electricity and telephone networks in Huaping , Lijiang , Ninglang and Yongsheng counties . Landslides in the epicenter blocked a river. 33 5.6 3
January 14, 2000 25 ° 36 '25 "N, 101 ° 3' 47" E Yunnan 7th 2,528 injured, 92,479 homeless and more than 41,000 homes destroyed in central Yunnan. 33 5.9 3
February 23, 2001 29 ° 30 ′ 47 "N, 101 ° 7 ′ 44" E Circles Kangding , Yajiang Sichuan 3 109 injured and 60,000 homes destroyed in Kangding and Yajiang counties. 33 5.6 3
April 12, 2001 24 ° 46 ′ 5 ″ N, 99 ° 3 ′ 40 ″ E Shidian Yunnan 2 190 injured, 30,000 houses destroyed. Roads have been blocked by landslides in the Shidian area. 10 5.6 3
November 14, 2001 35 ° 56 ′ 46 ″ N, 90 ° 32 ′ 28 ″ E Qinghai Some destroyed houses in the area of Xidatan southwest of Golmud . The tremors were felt in Golmud, Qinghai Provinces , Southeast Xinjiang , West Gansu and North Sichuan . Noticeable in tall buildings in Lanzhou . 10 7.8 3
June 28, 2002 43 ° 48 ′ 11 "N, 130 ° 39 ′ 18" E Dongning and Luozigou County Heilongjiang Epicenter near the Jilin border . Noticeable in all of Heilongjiang, in Jilin, Liaoning and in parts of the provinces of Hebei , Henan , Inner Mongolia , Shandong , Zhejiang and Beijing , as well as in the Primorye region in Siberia , Vladivostok , Seoul , Honshū and Hokkaidō . 566.2 7.3 2
February 24, 2003 39 ° 36 ′ 36 ″ N, 77 ° 14 ′ 24 ″ E Maralbexi , administrative district of Kashgar Xinjiang 261 4,000 injured, extensive damage. 71,000 buildings destroyed and 40,119 damaged, 38,259 head of cattle killed in Maralbexi County. To Urumqi and Almaty noticeable. 11 6.3 2
February 25, 2003 39 ° 28 ′ 59 "N, 77 ° 23 ′ 35" E Maralbexi district Xinjiang 5 Property damage in the Maralbexi district. 10 5.4 3
July 21, 2003 25 ° 57 ′ 36 ″ N, 101 ° 19 ′ 12 ″ E Dayao Yunnan 16 584 injured, 264 878 houses destroyed, 264,878 destroyed and 1,186,000 buildings damaged. 1,508 farm animals killed in Yunnan. A power station was damaged and landslides blocked roads. The damage was estimated at $ 75 million. 10 6.0 2
October 25, 2003 38 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ N, 100 ° 57 ′ 4 ″ E Circle Minle , Shandan Gansu - Qinghai 9 More than 43 injured and thousands homeless; 10,000 destroyed 45,000 damaged homes. Damage to 2 dams, 16,000 farm animals killed in Minle and Shandan counties. Estimated loss of $ 40 million. 10 5.8 3
November 14, 2003 27 ° 22 ′ 19 ″ N, 103 ° 58 ′ 16 ″ E Circle Ludian , Zhaotong Sichuan - Yunnan - Guizhou 4th 65 injured, 600 destroyed and 98,000 damaged houses in Ludian and Zhaotong counties. 33 5.6 3/6
0December 1, 2003 42 ° 54 ′ 18 "N, 80 ° 30 ′ 54" E Mongolküre district Xinjiang - Kazakhstan border region 11 47 injured, 769 houses destroyed and many damaged in Mongolküre district. Shocks felt as far as Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan . 10 6.0 3
August 10, 2004 27 ° 15 ′ 58 "N, 103 ° 52 ′ 23" E district Ludian Yunnan 4th Almost 200 seriously and 400 slightly wounded, more than 120,000 homeless. 18,556 destroyed and 65,601 damaged houses in Ludian County. Damage to 22 dams. 6th 5.4 3
November 26, 2005 29 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ N, 115 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ E Jiujiang , Ruichang Jiangxi 16 8,000 people injured and 150,000 homes destroyed in Jiujiang and Ruichang areas. Minor damage in Wuhan . Noticeable in Anhui , Hubei , Hunan and Zhejiang . 11 5.2 3
July 22, 2006 27 ° 59 ′ 42 "N, 104 ° 8 ′ 17" E circle Yanjin Sichuan , Yunnan , Guizhou 22nd In addition to the dead, at least 106 people were injured in a landslide in Yanjin County. 56 4.6 3
0June 2, 2007 23 ° 1 ′ 41 ″ N, 101 ° 3 ′ 7 ″ E Ning'er Yunnan 3 At least 329 injured, roads blocked by rockfalls. The damage in the Ning'er area was estimated at $ 310 million. Noticeable in Simao and Jinghong . 5 6.1 3
March 20, 2008 35 ° 26 '42 "N, 81 ° 23' 31" E Keriya , Qira , Lop Xinjiang - Tibet border region > 45,000 homeless 22.9 7.2 2
May 12, 2008 30 ° 59 '10 "N, 103 ° 21' 50" E Dujiangyan , Mianzhu , Mianyang Sichuan > 69,000 2008 Sichuan earthquake 19th 7.9 2
April 13, 2010 33 ° 16 '16 "N, 96 ° 37' 44" E Yushu Qinghai > 1300 2010 Yushu earthquake 17th 6.9
April 20, 2013 30 ° 17 ′ 2 "N, 102 ° 57 ′ 22" E Lushan Sichuan 196 360 km south of Jiuzhaigou . More than 14,700 injured. 193,000 houses collapsed and more than 500,000 were badly damaged. 13 7.0
03rd August 2014 27 ° 11 ′ 20 "N, 103 ° 24 ′ 32" E approx. 29 km west southwest of Zhaotong City Yunnan 617 More than 3,100 people were injured and numerous buildings collapsed or were badly damaged. 12 6.2
0August 8, 2017 33 ° 11 ′ 56 "N, 103 ° 51 ′ 32" E approx. 200 km northwest of the city of Guangyuan (according to USGS) Sichuan 13-100 Jiuzhaigou earthquake in 2017 , at least 5 dead among the park visitors. A strong aftershock the following day claimed further lives. 9 6.5
17th June 2019 28 ° 24 ′ 18 "N, 104 ° 57 ′ 25" E 24 km E of Gong Sichuan 13 226 injured and more than 10,000 houses damaged. 10 6th

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Main sources of the table:

  1. USGS rectangular area search for earthquakes Significant Worldwide Earthquakes (3150 BC - 1994 AD), parameters: 18 - 55 n. Br., 75 - 140 ö.L. (English)
  2. USGS Historic Worldwide Earthquakes: China Earthquake Information (English)
  3. USGS Significant Earthquakes of the World 1977–2008 (English)
  4. Ruins of Earthquakes , China Virtual Museum (English)
  5. 中国 历史 上 有 记载 的 79 次 特大 地震 ( Zhongguo lishishang you jizai de 79 ci te da dizhen , The 79 worst earthquakes in Chinese history)
  6. Significant Earthquake Database. Database with earthquakes since 2150 BC Chr., National Geophysical Data Center, Boulder (Colorado) (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Five Seismic Belts in China ( The Five Seismic Belts of China ) , China Virtual Museum (English)
  2. ^ The Earliest Records , China Virtual Museum
  3. ↑ USGS rectangular area search for earthquakes ( Memento of the original from June 3, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , USGS / NEIC (PDE) 1973 - Present, parameters: 18 - 55 n. Br., 75 - 140 ö.L. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / neic.usgs.gov
  4. ↑ a b c 中国 历史 上 有 记载 的 79 次 特大 地震 ( Zhongguo lishishang you jizaide 79 ci teda dizhen , The 79 worst earthquakes in Chinese history) ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was used automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tianshui.com.cn
  5. ↑ Historical earthquakes ( Memento from July 1, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ↑ Tracy G. Miller: Water sprites and ancestor spirits: reading the architecture of Jinci , The Art Bulletin, 2004
  7. ↑ a b Xichang - lishishang de dizhenqu ( Memento of the original from June 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Xichang - historical earthquake area) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / bar.stockstar.com
  8. ↑ Comments for the Significant Earthquake. National Geophysical Data Center, Boulder (Colorado) (English)
  9. ↑ 20 世纪 中国 的 十个 大 地震 ( Memento of the original from July 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (The biggest ten earthquakes of the 20th century in China) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nxnet.cn
  10. ↑ Tsinghai, China ( Memento of the original from June 2, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. USGS, Earthquake Center @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / earthquake.usgs.gov
  11. ↑ a b c d e Major earthquakes on Chinese mainland since 1966. Website of the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Houston, USA
  12. ↑ USGS Historic Worldwide Earthquakes: China Earthquake Information. ( Memento of the original from February 21, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. USGS, Earthquake Center @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / earthquake.usgs.gov
  13. ↑ Haicheng, China ( Memento of the original from September 9, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. USGS, Earthquake Center @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / earthquake.usgs.gov
  14. ↑ Eight Strong Earthquake in China (1966–1976) (Chinese) ( Memento from May 17, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  15. ↑ Significant Earthquakes of the World 1988 ( Memento of the original from June 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. USGS, Earthquake Center @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / earthquake.usgs.gov
  16. ↑ Magnitude 7.3 near Priamurye-Northeastern China border region ( Memento of the original from June 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. USGS, Earthquake Center @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / earthquake.usgs.gov
  17. ↑ Poster of the Heilongjiang, China Earthquake of June 28, 2002 - Magnitude 7.3 ( memento of the original from October 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , USGS, Earthquake Center @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / earthquake.usgs.gov
  18. ↑ Magnitude 6.4 Southern Xinjiang, China ( Memento of the original from May 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. USGS, Earthquake Center @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / neic.usgs.gov
  19. ↑ Magnitude 6.0 Yunnan, China ( Memento of the original from June 3, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. USGS, Earthquake Center @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / neic.usgs.gov
  20. ↑ Magnitude 7.2 - Xinjiang-Xizang Border Region ( Memento of the original from May 31, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. USGS, Earthquake Center @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / earthquake.usgs.gov
  21. ↑ Poster of the Xinjiang-Xizang Region Earthquake of March 20, 2008 - Magnitude 7.2 ( Memento of the original from June 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. USGS, Earthquake Center @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / earthquake.usgs.gov
  22. ↑ Magnitude 6.9 - SOUTHERN QINGHAI, CHINA ( English ) United States Geological Survey . April 13, 2010. Archived from the original on April 17, 2010. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 14, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / earthquake.usgs.gov
  23. ↑ China: Earthquake - Apr 2013. In: reliefweb.int . Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  24. ↑ Jens Skapski: China: devastating earthquake in the north of Yunnan - thousands of buildings destroyed - at least 617 fatalities, 3143 injured, 112 people still missing. In: erdbebennews.de . August 8, 2019, accessed June 17, 2019.
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