List of earthquakes in Yunnan
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This is a list of earthquakes that have occurred in or have affected Yunnan Province in China.
Major earthquakes (≥Magnitude 7.0)
Date | Location | Magnitude | Deaths | Event name/notes |
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1499 | Yiliang County, Kunming | Unk. | Tens of thousands | Aftershocks continued for 10 months[1] |
4 January 1500 | Unk. | Maximum MMI IX (Violent). Many homes and government buildings collapsed.[1] | ||
6 September 1833 | Songming County, Kunming | 8.0 Ms | 6,000 | 1833 Kunming earthquake |
16 March 1925 | Binchuan County, Dali City | 7.0 Ms | 5,000 | 1925 Dali earthquake |
26 December 1941 | Myanmar–China border region | 7.2 Mw | 6+ | Maximum intensity VIII (Severe).[2][1] |
5 January 1970 | Tonghai County, Kunming | 7.1 Mw | 15,000+ | 1970 Tonghai earthquake |
10 May 1974 | Zhaotong, Zhaoyang District | 7.1 Ms | 20,000 | 1974 Zhaotong earthquake |
29 May 1976 | Longling County, Myanmar–China border region | 6.9 Ms | 98 | 1976 Longling earthquake |
7.0 Ms | ||||
6 November 1988 | Lancang and Gengma County, Myanmar–China border region | 7.7 Mw | 939 | 1988 Lancang–Gengma earthquakes |
7.2 Ms |
Major earthquakes (Magnitude 6.0–6.9)
Date | Location | Magnitude | Deaths | Event name/notes |
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21 December 1913 | Eshan County | 6.7 Mw | 942–1,900 | 1913 Eshan earthquake |
30 July 1917 | Daguan County | 6.8 Ms | 1,800 | Maximum intensity IX (Violent).[1] |
12 January 1934 | Shiping County | 6.0 Ms | 1 | Maximum MMI VIII (Severe).[1] |
31 January 1942 | China–Laos border region | 6.3 Mw | 90 | Hundreds of livestocks killed.[3][1] |
27 June 1948 | Jianchuan County | 6.8 Ms | 110 | VIII (Severe). At least 100 farm animals killed.[1] |
21 December 1951 | Jianchuan County | 6.3 Ms | 423[4] | Maximum intensity IX. At least 29,890 homes damaged or destroyed.[1] |
23 September 1955 | Panzhihua, Sichuan | 6.7 Mw | 728 | 1955 Yuzha earthquake |
5 February 1966 | Dongchuan District | 6.5 Ms | 306[4] | Severe damage. Maximum intensity IX.[1] |
11 July 1995 | Shan State, Myanmar | 6.8 Mw | 11 | 1995 Myanmar–China earthquake[5] |
23 October 1995 | Wuding County | 6.2 Mw | 81 | 1995 Wuding earthquake |
3 February 1996 | Lijiang, Gucheng District | 6.6 Mw | 322 | 1996 Lijiang earthquake |
21 July 2003 | Dayao County | 6.1 Mw | 16 | 2003 Dayao earthquake[6] |
21 August 2008 | Yingjiang County, Myanmar–China border region | 6.0 Mw | 5 | 2008 Yingjiang earthquakes |
30 August 2008 | Panzhihua, Sichuan–Yunnan border region | 6.0 Mw | 41 | 2008 Panzhihua earthquake |
3 August 2014 | 11 km west of Wenping, Ludian County | 6.2 Mw | 617 | 2014 Ludian earthquake |
7 October 2014 | 23 km west southwest of Weiyuan | 6.1 Mw | 1 | 2014 Jinggu earthquake |
21 May 2021 | 28 km northwest of Dali | 6.1 Mw | 3 | 2021 Dali earthquake |
Moderately large earthquakes (≤Magnitude 5.9)
Date | Location | Magnitude | Deaths | Event name/notes |
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24 March 1494 | Qujing | 5.5 Ms | 3 | At least 200 homes destroyed.[1] |
18 April 1985 | Luquan County | 5.8 Mw | 22 | 1985 Luquan earthquake |
31 January 1993 | Dayao County | 5.2 Mw | 2 | Minor damage in Dayao County.[7] |
19 November 1998 | Sichuan–Yunnan border | 5.6 Mwc | 5 | 1998 Ninglang earthquake |
15 January 2000 | Yao'an County | 5.9 Mw | 7 | 2000 Yunnan earthquake |
27 October 2001 | Yongsheng County | 5.5 Mw | 1 | At least 220 people injured and 3,400 buildings were destroyed in Yongsheng.[8] |
10 August 2004 | Ludian County | 5.4 Mwc | 4 | Up to 600 injured; 200 in serious condition and 120,000 people homeless. At least 18,556 homes destroyed, 65,601 homes damaged and 22 reservoirs damaged.[9] |
22 July 2006 | Yanjin County | 4.9 Mwc | 22 | 2006 Yanjin earthquake |
9 July 2009 | Yao'an County | 5.7 Mwc | 1 | 2009 Yunnan earthquake |
10 March 2011 | Yingjiang County, Myanmar–China border region | 5.5 Mwc | 26 | 2011 Yunnan earthquake |
7 September 2012 | Yiliang County, Sichuan–Yunnan–Guizhou region | 5.5 Mwc | 81 | 2012 Yiliang earthquakes |
5.3 Mwc | ||||
24 May 2014 | 27 km north northwest of Pingyuan, Yingjiang County | 5.6 Mw | 0 | 2014 Yingjiang earthquake |
18 May 2020 | 42 km west of Zhaotong, Qiaojia County | 5.1 Mw | 4 | 2020 Qiaojia earthquake |
2 January 2022 | 98 km east of Shangri-La, Ninglang County | 5.4 Mw | 0 | At least 22 people injured and homes were damaged in Ninglang County.[10][11] |
See also
- List of earthquakes in China
- List of earthquakes in Myanmar
- List of earthquakes in Sichuan
- Geology of China
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1959), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
- ^ "M 7.2 - Myanmar-China border region". United States Geological Survey. December 26, 1941.
- ^ "M 6.3 - China-Laos border region". United States Geological Survey. January 31, 1942.
- ^ a b "云南建国以来15次受灾情况较严重地震回顾". Sina Corporation. 24 July 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "M 6.8 - Myanmar". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ "M 6.0 - 75 km SSW of Dadukou, China". earthquake.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "M 4.9 - 73 km SSW of Dadukou, China". earthquake.usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "M 5.6 - 74 km SE of Lijiang, China". earthquake.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "M 5.4 - 16 km ESE of Zhaotong, China". earthquake.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "云南丽江市宁蒗县地震已致15人受伤" (in Chinese). Sina Corporation. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "云南宁蒗县发生5.5级地震 部分老旧房屋受损 救援力量已结集" (in Chinese). Sina Corporation. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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- 1906 Manas, Xinjiang
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- 1918 Shantou, Guangdong
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- 1923 Renda, Sichuan
- 1925 Dali, Yunnan
- 1927 Gulang, Gansu
- 1931 Fuyun, Xinjiang
- 1932 Changma
- 1933 Diexi, Sichuan
- 1936 Lingshan, Guangxi
- 1937 Heze, Shandong
- 1947 Assam
- 1948 Litang, Sichuan
- 1950 Assam–Tibet
- 1952 Damxung
- 1955 Kangding, Sichuan
- 1955 Yuzha, Sichuan
- 1966 Xingtai, Hebei
- 1969 Bohai Sea
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- 1970 Tonghai, Yunnan
- 1973 Luhuo, Sichuan
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- 1975 Haicheng, Liaoning
- 1976 Longling, Yunnan
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- 1976 Songpan–Pingwu, Sichuan
- 1981 Dawu, Sichuan
- 1983 Heze, Shandong
- 1985 Luquan, Yunnan
- 1985 Wuqia, Xinjiang
- 1988 Lancang–Gengma, Yunnan
- 1990 Gonghe, Qinghai
- 1994 Taiwan Strait
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- 1996 Lijiang, Yunnan
- 1996 Baotou, Inner Mongolia
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- 1997 Manyi, Tibet
- 1998 Zhangbei
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- 2005 Ruichang, Jiangxi
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- 2013 Lushan, Sichuan
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- 2014 Yutian, Xinjiang
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- 2015 Pishan, Xinjiang
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- 2019 Changning, Sichuan
- 2020 Kashgar, Xinjiang
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- 2021 Maduo, Qinghai
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- 2022 Menyuan, Qinghai
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- 2022 Luding, Sichuan
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