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Province
Sichuan
People's Republic of China · Asia
Sichuan is a province of People's Republic of China, in Asia. It lies on the Eurasian Plate. Records include 22 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
- LandslideHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- River FloodMedium
- CycloneMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 20222022 Luding Earthquake · M 6.6118 deaths
- 20192019 Yibin Earthquake · M 5.813 deaths
- 20172017 Jiuzhaigou Earthquake · M 6.529 deaths
- 20132013 Lushan Earthquake · M 6.6196 deaths
- 20082008 Sichuan Earthquake · M 7.987,652 deaths
- 2008Sichuan Province · M 5.943 deaths
- 1989Sichuan Province, Batang · M 6.211 deaths
- 1982Sichuan Province, Garze · M 5.510 deaths
- 19811981 Dawu Earthquake · M 6.8150 deaths
- 19731973 Luhuo Earthquake · M 7.6
- 1955Sichuan Province · M 7.539 deaths
- 19481948 Litang Earthquake · M 7.3800 deaths
- 1941Sichuan Province · M 6.015 deaths
- 1936Yunnan Province · M 5.530 deaths
- 1935Sichuan Province · M 6.0100 deaths
Famous Faults
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002