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Historic Earthquake
1905 People's Republic of China Earthquake
8 November 1905 · Sichuan Province · People's Republic of China
On 8 November 1905 at 03:27 UTC, a magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Sichuan Province). It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 82 km from its boundary with the Yangtze Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 13 people. 3 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 8 November 1905
- Time
- 03:27 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.0
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 13
- Homes Destroyed
- 3
- Homes Damaged
- 3
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth