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Historic Earthquake
1925 People's Republic of China Earthquake
14 October 1925 · Yunnan Province · People's Republic of China
On 14 October 1925 at 17:05 UTC, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Yunnan Province). It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 262 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 12 people. 500 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 14 October 1925
- Time
- 17:05 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.8
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 12
- Homes Destroyed
- 500
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2003Yunnan Province · M 5.916 deaths
- 19961996 Lijiang Earthquake · M 6.6322 deaths
- 19951995 Wuding Earthquake · M 6.281 deaths
- 1976Yunnan Province, Lungling-Lushi · M 7.3
- 1948Yunnan Province · M 6.8110 deaths
- 19481948 Litang Earthquake · M 7.3800 deaths
- 1930Yunnan Province · M 6.042 deaths
- 19251925 Dali Earthquake · M 6.95,800 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth