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Historic Earthquake
1933 People's Republic of China Earthquake
20 September 1933 · Sichuan Province · People's Republic of China
On 20 September 1933, a magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Sichuan Province). It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 290 km from its boundary with the Yangtze Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 200 people. 30 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 20 September 1933
- Magnitude
- 5.0
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 200
- Homes Destroyed
- 30
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20082008 Sichuan Earthquake · M 7.987,652 deaths
- 19741974 Zhaotong Earthquake · M 7.120,000 deaths
- 19731973 Luhuo Earthquake · M 7.6
- 1955Sichuan Province · M 7.539 deaths
- 19481948 Litang Earthquake · M 7.3800 deaths
- 19331933 Diexi Earthquake · M 7.49,300 deaths
- 1923Sichuan Province · M 7.34,800 deaths
- 1917Yunnan Province · M 6.81,800 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth