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Historic Earthquake
1913 Eshan Earthquake
21 December 1913 · Yunnan Province · People's Republic of China
On 21 December 1913 at 15:37 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Yunnan Province), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 378 km from its boundary with the Yangtze Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 942 people and injured 112.
- Date
- 21 December 1913
- Time
- 15:37 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 942
- Injuries
- 112
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 19701970 Tonghai Earthquake · M 7.115,621 deaths
- 1942Yunnan Province, Simao · M 6.890 deaths
- 1940Yunnan Province · M 6.0181 deaths
- 1930Yunnan Province · M 6.042 deaths
- 19251925 Dali Earthquake · M 6.95,800 deaths
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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