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Historic Earthquake
2011 Yunnan Earthquake
11 May 1909 · Yunnan Province · People's Republic of China
On 11 May 1909 at 15:54 UTC, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Yunnan Province). It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 316 km from its boundary with the Yangtze Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 21 people.
- Date
- 11 May 1909
- Time
- 15:54 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 21
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2008Sichuan Province · M 5.943 deaths
- 2003Yunnan Province · M 5.916 deaths
- 19951995 Wuding Earthquake · M 6.281 deaths
- 1985Yunnan Province · M 5.823 deaths
- 19701970 Tonghai Earthquake · M 7.115,621 deaths
- 1940Yunnan Province · M 6.0181 deaths
- 1930Yunnan Province · M 6.042 deaths
- 19131913 Eshan Earthquake · M 7.0942 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth