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Historic Earthquake
1927 Gulang Earthquake
22 May 1927 · Gansu Province · People's Republic of China
On 22 May 1927 at 22:32 UTC, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Gansu Province), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 40,912 people and injured 524. 26,674 homes were destroyed. It is the 13th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 22 May 1927
- Time
- 22:32 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- XI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 40,912
- Injuries
- 524
- Homes Destroyed
- 26,674
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 1954Nei Mongol · M 7.0
- 1954Gansu Province · M 7.3
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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