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Province
Yunnan
People's Republic of China · Asia
Yunnan is a province of People's Republic of China, in Asia. It lies on the Eurasian Plate. Records include 1 volcano, 25 major earthquakes since 1900 and 1 tsunami observed on its coasts.
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
- CycloneHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- VolcanoMedium
- Water ScarcityLow
Volcanoes (1)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 20142014 Ludian Earthquake · M 6.2615 deaths
- 20122012 Yunnan Earthquakes · M 5.681 deaths
- 20112011 Yunnan Earthquake · M 5.525 deaths
- 20062006 Yanjin Earthquake · M 4.922 deaths
- 2003Yunnan Province · M 5.916 deaths
- 19961996 Lijiang Earthquake · M 6.6322 deaths
- 19951995 Wuding Earthquake · M 6.281 deaths
- 19881988 Lancang-Gengma Earthquakes · M 7.3738 deaths
- 1985Yunnan Province · M 5.823 deaths
- 1976Yunnan Province, Lungling-Lushi · M 7.3
- 1976Yunnan Province, Lungling-Lushi · M 7.4
- 19741974 Zhaotong Earthquake · M 7.120,000 deaths
- 19701970 Tonghai Earthquake · M 7.115,621 deaths
- 1950Yunnan Province · M 7.0
- 1948Yunnan Province · M 6.8110 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002