List of earthquakes in China

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Earthquakes with a magnitude 4.5 and over (1900–2015). The yellow star is the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

This is a List of earthquakes in China, part of the series of lists of disasters in China. China has been the location of some of the most deadly earthquakes in history. The deadliest was the 1556 Shaanxi Earthquake with 830,000 deaths.[1] Earthquakes in the loess plateau where residents lived in yaodong caves tended to have big casualties, including the 1303 Hongdong and 1920 Haiyuan earthquakes. The most recent earthquake with a death toll of more than a thousand was the 2010 Yushu earthquake, which killed 2,698.

The collision of India with the rest of Asia has led to seismic activity throughout Western China, particularly in Tibet and the Yunnan, Xinjiang, Sichuan, Gansu and Qinghai provinces. However, these regions in comparison with Eastern China have a low population density. These areas also in general have poorer transport and building codes. Throughout China, poor building codes increases the damage and loss of life from earthquakes. The northern regions of Eastern China are not as seismically active as the western areas of the country, but earthquakes are still possible in this area.

Earthquake prediction was popular between 1966 and 1976, which overlapped with the Cultural Revolution. This reached its height with the successful prediction of the 1975 Haicheng earthquake. This earthquake had a prominent series of foreshocks and authorities who were eager to issue a warning. However very few earthquakes have both these criteria. The unpredictable and devastating 1976 Tangshan earthquake led to a reduction in the popularity of earthquake prediction in China.

Earthquakes

Date Article Coord Location Mag Deaths Description
c. 1920 BC Jishi Gorge outburst flood Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Qinghai / Gansu
512-05-21 512 Shaanxi earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Dai County, Shaanxi 7.5 Ms 5,310 (estimate)
1290-09-27 1290 Zhili earthquake[2] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Ningcheng County, Inner Mongolia 6.8 Ms 100,000
1303-09-25 1303 Hongdong earthquake[3] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Shaanxi 8.0 ML 270,000 [4] Taiyuan and Pingyang were leveled.
1337-09-08 1337 Huailai earthquake[5] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Hebei, Beijing 6.5 Ms .
1556-01-23 1556 Shaanxi earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Shaanxi 8.0 MW 100,000+[6] Another 700,000 deaths from plagues and famine.[6]
1604-12-29 1604 Quanzhou earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Fujian 8.1 MW Unknown Largest earthquake in southern China
1605-07-13 1605 Guangdong earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Guangdong 7.5 ṃ several thousand
1622-10-25 1622 North Guyuan earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Ningxia 7.2 MW 12,000
1626-06-28 1626 Lingqiu earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Shaanxi 7.0 Ms >5,200
1668-07-25 1668 Tancheng earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Tancheng County, Shandong 8.5 MW 50,000 Largest seismic event ever recorded in history in eastern China.[7]
1679-09-02 1679 Sanhe-Pinggu earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Hebei, Beijing 8.0 Mw 45,500
1695-05-18 1695 Linfen earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Linfen 7.8 MS 52,600
1709-10-14 1709 Zhongwei earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Ningxia 7.5 ṃ 2,032
1718-06-19 1718 Tongwei–Gansu earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Gansu 7.5 MS 75,000
1739-01-04 1739 Yinchuan–Pingluo earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Ningxia 8.0 ṃ 50,000
1786-06-01 1786 Kangding-Luding earthquake[8][9] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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 event.
1815-10-23 1815 Pinglu earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Shanxi 6.8 ṃ 13,000
1830-11-10 1830 Cixian earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Hebei 7.4 ṃ 7,477
1833-09-06 1833 Kunming earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Yunnan 8.0 Mw 6,000
1850-09-12 1850 Xichang earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Sichuan 7.6-7.9 Mw 20,650
1870-04-11 1870 Batang earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Sichuan 7.3 Mw 5,000
1879-07-01 1879 Gansu earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Gansu 8.0 Ms 22,000
1902-08-22 1902 Turkestan earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Xinjiang 7.7 Mw 2,500-20,000
1906-12-22 1906 Manasi earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Xinjiang 7.8 Mw 280
1918-02-13 1918 Shantou earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Shantou, Guangdong 7.2 Mw 1,000+
1920-12-16 1920 Haiyuan earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Haiyuan County, Ningxia 7.8 ML 265,000 [10]
1923-03-24 1923 Renda earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Luhuo County, Sichuan 7.0 Ms 4,800
1925-03-16 1925 Dali earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Dali, Yunnan 7.0 Ms 5,000
1927-05-22 1927 Gulang earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Gulang County, Gansu 7.6 Mw 40,900
1931-08-10 1931 Fuyun earthquake[11] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Fuyun County, Xinjiang 8.0 Mw 10,000[12]
1932-12-25 1932 Changma earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Gansu 7.6 Ms 275
1933-08-25 1933 Diexi earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mao County, Sichuan 7.5 MS 9,000
1937-07-31 1937 Heze earthquakes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mudan District, Shandong 6.9 MS 3,252+
1950-08-15 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake[13] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Zayü County, Tibet 8.6 Mw 4,000 Largest seismic event ever recorded in China and largest known seismic event on land. 3,300 deaths in Chinese-claimed territories
1952-08-18 1952 Damxung earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Damxung, Tibet 7.5 Mw 54
1955-4-14 1955 Kangding earthquake[14] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Sichuan 7.1
1955-09-23 1955 Yuzha earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Yunnan 6.8 MS 728
1966-03-08 1966 Xingtai earthquake[15] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Hebei 6.8 Mw 8,064
1969-07-26 1969 Yangjiang earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Yangjiang, Guangdong 6.4 Mw 3,000
1970-01-04 1970 Tonghai earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Tonghai County, Yunnan 7.1 Mw 15,621
1973-02-06 1973 Luhuo earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Luhuo County, Sichuan 7.5 MS[16] 2,175
1974-05-10 1974 Zhaotong earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Zhaotong, Yunnan 6.8 20,000[17]
1975-02-04 1975 Haicheng earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Haicheng, Liaoning 7.4 Mw 2,041 one of the few earthquakes to be successfully predicted throughout history[18]
1976-05-29 1976 Longling earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Yunnan 6.9 MS
7.0 MS		 98 Doublet earthquake
1976-07-27 1976 Tangshan earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Tangshan, Hebei 7.5 MW 300,000+[1] Deadliest earthquake in Chinese history. Among the top disasters in China by death toll.
1976-08-16 1976 Songpan-Pingwu earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Sichuan 7.2 MS 41 Earthquake swarm
1981-01-23 1981 Dawu earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Sichuan 6.8 ML 150
1988-11-06 1988 Lancang–Gengma earthquakes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Yunnan 7.7 Mw
7.2 Mw		 939 Occurred near the border with Shan State, Myanmar. Doublet earthquake
1990-04-26 1990 Gonghe earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Qinghai 7.0 MS 126
1996-02-03 1996 Lijiang earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Yunnan 7.0 MS 309
2000-01-14 2000 Yunnan earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Yunnan 5.9 MW 7
2001-02-23 2001 Sichuan earthquake[19] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Sichuan 5.6 MW 3
2001-11-14 2001 Kunlun earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Qinghai 7.8 MW 0
2003-02-24 2003 Bachu earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Maralbexi (Bachu) County, Xinjiang 6.3 MW 261
2003-12-01 2003 Zhaosu earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Zhaosu County, Xinjiang 6.0 MW 10
2005-11-26 2005 Ruichang earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Ruichang, Jiangxi 5.2 MW 14
2006-07-22 2006 Yanjin earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Yunnan 5.2 MW 22 Moderate damage
2008-05-12 2008 Sichuan earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Wenchuan County, Sichuan 7.9 MW 87,587 18th deadliest earthquake of all time
2008-08-21 2008 Yingjiang earthquakes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Yunnan 6.0 Mw 5
2008-08-30 2008 Panzhihua earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Sichuan 5.7 MW 41
2008-10-06 2008 Damxung earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Damxung County, Tibet 6.4 MW 10
2010-04-14 2010 Yushu earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Yushu, Qinghai 6.9 Mw 2,698 270 Missing
2011-03-10 2011 Yunnan earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Yunnan 5.4 MW 26
2012-09-07 2012 Yunnan earthquakes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Yiliang County, Yunnan 5.6 Mw 81
2013-03-03 2013 Yunnan earthquakes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Dali, Yunnan 5.5 Mw 0 2,500 houses were damaged
2013-04-20 2013 Ya'an earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Lushan County, Sichuan 6.9 Mw 193 24 missing[20]
2013-07-22 2013 Dingxi earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Min County, Gansu 5.9 Mw 95 Magnitude M(s)6.6 according to CENC.
2013-08-31 2013 Yunnan earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Deqen, Yunnan 5.8 Mw 5
2014-05-24 2014 Yingjiang earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Yingjiang County, Yunnan 5.6 Mw 0 9,412 homes were destroyed.[21]
2014-08-03 2014 Ludian earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Ludian County, Yunnan 6.1 Mw 617 112 missing[22]
2017-08-08 2017 Jiuzhaigou earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Jiuzhaigou County, Sichuan 6.5 Mw 25 Landslides
2019-06-17 2019 Sichuan earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Changning County, Sichuan 5.8 Mw 13 20,000 houses were damaged
2020-01-19 2020 Kashgar earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Jiashi County, Xinjiang 6.0 Mw 1 2 injured, 1,000 houses damaged
2020-05-18 2020 Qiaojia earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Qiaojia County, Yunnan 5.1 Mw 4 24 injured, extensive damage
2021-05-21 2021 Dali earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Dali, Yunnan 6.1 Mw 3 32 injured, 12,882 houses damaged
2021-05-22 2021 Maduo earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Madoi, Qinghai 7.3 Mw 20 19 people injured (official), 20 dead 300 injured (unofficial)
2021-08-16 2021 Luxian earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Lu, Sichuan 5.4 Mw 3 146 injured, 60k evacuated
2022-01-07 2022 Qinghai earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Menyuan, Qinghai 6.6 Mw 0 Limited damage, 9 injured
2022-06-01 2022 Ya'an earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Lushan County, Sichuan 5.9 Mw 4
2022-09-05 2022 Luding earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Kangding, Sichuan 6.6 Mw 93 30 missing, 423 injured
2023-12-18 2023 Jishishan earthquake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Jishishan, Gansu 5.9 Mw 111 236 Injured, many homes destroyed
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

ṃ = Richter magnitude scale
ṃ = Moment magnitude
ṃ = Body wave magnitude
ṃ = Surface wave magnitude


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See also

References

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