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Province
Qinghai
People's Republic of China · Asia
Qinghai is a province of People's Republic of China, in Asia. It lies on the Eurasian Plate. Records include 8 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.
- Urban FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- WildfireHigh
- LandslideMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
- River FloodLow
- Extreme HeatLow
- CycloneVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 20212021 Maduo Earthquake · M 7.320 deaths
- 20102010 Yushu Earthquake · M 6.92,968 deaths
- 2001Qinghai Province, Xidatan · M 7.8
- 1990Qinghai Province, Ganghe-Xinghai · M 6.9126 deaths
- 1963Qinghai Province · M 7.0
- 1947Qinghai Province · M 7.7
- 1937Qinghai Province · M 7.5
- 1921Ningxia · M 6.210,000 deaths
Famous Faults
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002