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Historic Earthquake
1930 People's Republic of China Earthquake
24 August 1930 · Sichuan Province · People's Republic of China
On 24 August 1930 at 10:51 UTC, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Sichuan Province). It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 335 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 200 people.
- Date
- 24 August 1930
- Time
- 10:51 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.5
- Deaths
- 200
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 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
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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