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Historic Earthquake
1921 People's Republic of China Earthquake
12 April 1921 · Ningxia · People's Republic of China
On 12 April 1921 at 09:36 UTC, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Ningxia), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 10,000 people. It is the 38th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 12 April 1921
- Time
- 09:36 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.2
- Depth
- 15 km
- Deaths
- 10,000
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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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