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Historic Earthquake
1923 People's Republic of China Earthquake
24 March 1923 · Sichuan Province · People's Republic of China
On 24 March 1923 at 12:40 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Sichuan Province), at a depth of 13 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 4,800 people. It is the 59th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 24 March 1923
- Time
- 12:40 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 13 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 4,800
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20132013 Lushan Earthquake · M 6.6196 deaths
- 20082008 Sichuan Earthquake · M 7.987,652 deaths
- 19811981 Dawu Earthquake · M 6.8150 deaths
- 19731973 Luhuo Earthquake · M 7.6
- 1955Sichuan Province · M 7.539 deaths
- 19481948 Litang Earthquake · M 7.3800 deaths
- 1947Qinghai Province · M 7.7
- 19331933 Diexi Earthquake · M 7.49,300 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth