List of Earthquakes in China


This is a list of earthquakes in China:

Date Article Epicenter Magnitude Deaths Description
01290-09-27September 27, 1290 1290 Chihli earthquake 41°30′N 119°18′E / 41.5°N 119.3°E / 41.5; 119.3 Ningcheng County, Inner Mongolia 6.8 Ms ~100,000
01303-09-25September 25, 1303 1303 Shanxi earthquake No data
Shanxi		 8.0 ML 200,000+ Taiyuan and Pingyang were leveled.
01556-01-23January 23, 1556 1556 Shaanxi earthquake 34°30′N 109°18′E / 34.50°N 109.30°E / 34.50; 109.30
Shaanxi		 8.0 MW 820,000+ Deadliest earthquake of all time.
01786-06-01June 1, 1786 1786 Kangding-Luding earthquake No data
Sichuan		 7.75 ML 100,000+ 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 estimated to have taken the lives of over 100,000 people.
01879-07-01July 1, 1879 1879 Gansu earthquake 33°12′N 104°42′E / 33.2°N 104.7°E / 33.2; 104.7
Gansu		 8.0 Ms 22,000
01920-12-16December 16, 1920 1920 Haiyuan earthquake 36°30′N 105°42′E / 36.50°N 105.70°E / 36.50; 105.70
Haiyuan County, Ningxia		 7.8 ML 234,117 4th deadliest earthquake of all time.
01925-03-16March 16, 1925 1925 Dali earthquake 25°42′N 100°24′E / 25.7°N 100.4°E / 25.7; 100.4
Dali, Yunnan		 7.0 Ms 5,000
01927-05-22May 22, 1927 1927 Gulang earthquake 37°23′N 102°19′E / 37.39°N 102.31°E / 37.39; 102.31 Gulang County, Gansu 7.6 Mw 40,900
01932-12-25December 25, 1932 1932 Changma earthquake 39°42′N 96°42′E / 39.7°N 96.7°E / 39.7; 96.7 7.6 Ms 275
01933-08-25August 25, 1933 1933 Diexi earthquake 32°00′N 103°42′E / 32.0°N 103.7°E / 32.0; 103.7
Mao County, Sichuan		 7.5 MS 9,000
01950-08-15August 15, 1950 1950 Assam – Tibet earthquake Rima, Zayü County, Tibet 8.6 1,526
No data 1955 Kangding earthquake No data No data
01966-03-08March 8, 1966 1966 Xingtai earthquake 37°04′N 114°29′E / 37.067°N 114.483°E / 37.067; 114.483 Xingtai, Hebei 7.2 8,064
01970-01-04January 4, 1970 1970 Tonghai earthquake No data
Tonghai County, Yunnan		 7.3 MS 15,621
1973 Luhuo earthquake No data No data
01974-05-10May 10, 1974 1974 Zhaotong earthquake 28°12′N 104°00′E / 28.2°N 104.0°E / 28.2; 104.0
Zhaotong, Yunnan		 6.8 20,000
01975-02-04February 4, 1975 1975 Haicheng earthquake No data
Haicheng, Liaoning		 7.3 MS 1,328 Many lives were saved as a result of evacuations ordered by seismologists who predicted the quake the day before.
01976-07-28July 28, 1976 1976 Tangshan earthquake No data
Tangshan, Hebei		 7.5 MW 242,419 3rd deadliest earthquake of all time.
01976-08-16August 16, 1976 1976 Songpan-Pingwu earthquake No data
Sichuan		 7.2 MS 41
1980 Xinjiang earthquake No data
Yecheng, Xinjiang		 6.0 MB No data
January 23, 1981 1981 Dawu earthquake 30°56′N 101°06′E / 30.93°N 101.10°E / 30.93; 101.10 6.8 ML 150+
01996-02-03February 3, 1996 1996 Lijiang earthquake No data
Lijiang, Yunnan		 7.0 MS 200
02001-11-14November 14, 2001 2001 Kunlun earthquake 36°07′N 90°32′E / 36.12°N 90.54°E / 36.12; 90.54
Qinghai		 7.8 MW None
02003-02-24February 24, 2003 2003 Bachu earthquake 39°37′N 77°14′E / 39.61°N 77.24°E / 39.61; 77.24
Maralbexi (Bachu) County, Xinjiang		 6.3 MW 261
02005-11-26November 26, 2005 2005 Ruichang earthquake 29°39′25″N 115°43′01″E / 29.657°N 115.717°E / 29.657; 115.717
Ruichang, Jiangxi		 5.2 to 5.7 MS 14
02006-07-22July 22, 2006 2006 Yanjin earthquake 27°59′31″N 104°12′54″E / 27.992°N 104.215°E / 27.992; 104.215
Yunnan		 5.2 MW 19 Damaged local railroad tracks including Neijiang-Kunming line.
02008-05-12May 12, 2008 2008 Sichuan earthquake 31°01′16″N 103°22′01″E / 31.021°N 103.367°E / 31.021; 103.367
Wenchuan County, Sichuan		 7.9 MW 68,712 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.
02008-08-30August 30, 2008 2008 Panzhihua earthquake 26°12′N 101°54′E / 26.2°N 101.9°E / 26.2; 101.9
Sichuan		 5.7 MW 41
August 19 to September 3, 2008 2008 Yingjiang earthquakes 24°54′N 97°48′E / 24.9°N 97.8°E / 24.9; 97.8
Yunnan		 4.1 to 5.9 MS 5
02009-01-25January 25, 2009 2009 Xinjiang earthquake 43°18′N 80°54′E / 43.3°N 80.9°E / 43.3; 80.9
Xinjiang		 5.0 MW None
02010-04-14April 14, 2010 2010 Yushu earthquake 33°18′N 96°42′E / 33.3°N 96.7°E / 33.3; 96.7
Yushu, Qinghai		 6.9 MW 2,698
02011-03-10March 10, 2011 2011 Yunnan earthquake 24°42′36″N 97°59′38″E / 24.710°N 97.994°E / 24.710; 97.994
Yingjiang County, Yunnan		 5.4 MW 26
02012-05-28May 28, 2012 2012 Tangshan earthquake No data
Hebei		 4.8.Mw 0?
02012-06-30June 30, 2012 2012 Xinjiang earthquake 43°34′N 84°45′E / 43.56°N 84.75°E / 43.56; 84.75
Xinjiang		 6.3 Mw 0?
02012-09-07September 7, 2012 2012 Yunnan earthquakes 27°34′55″N 103°59′24″E / 27.582°N 103.990°E / 27.582; 103.990
Yiliang County, Zhaotong, Yunnan		 5.6 Mw 81+
02013-03-03March 3, 2013 2013 Yunnan earthquakes 25°55′08″N 99°43′30″E / 25.919°N 99.725°E / 25.919; 99.725
Dali, Yunnan		 5.5 Mw 0 55000 people were affected by the earthquake and about 30 people got injured. Out of the 30, three were severely injured. 2500 houses were damaged and 700 houses collasped.
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