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Historic Earthquake
1915 People's Republic of China Earthquake
3 December 1915 · Tibet (Xizang Province) · People's Republic of China
On 3 December 1915 at 02:39 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Tibet (Xizang Province)). It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 278 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 170 people.
- Date
- 3 December 1915
- Time
- 02:39 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 170
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20092009 Bhutan Earthquake · M 6.111 deaths
- 19521952 Damxung Earthquake54 deaths
- 1951Tibet (Xizang Province) · M 7.5
- 1947India · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth