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Province
Gansu
People's Republic of China · Asia
Gansu is a province of People's Republic of China, in Asia. It lies on the Eurasian Plate. Records include 6 major earthquakes since 1900.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Water ScarcityMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- CycloneLow
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 20232023 Jishishan Earthquake · M 5.9151 deaths
- 20132013 Dingxi Earthquakes · M 6.095 deaths
- 1995Gansu, Yongdeng · M 5.614 deaths
- 1936Gansu Province · M 6.0115 deaths
- 19321932 Changma Earthquake · M 7.6275 deaths
- 19271927 Gulang Earthquake · M 7.740,912 deaths
Famous Faults
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002