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Historic Earthquake
1936 People's Republic of China Earthquake
1 August 1936 · Gansu Province · People's Republic of China
On 1 August 1936 at 06:24 UTC, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Gansu Province). It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 115 people and injured 31. 4,459 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 1 August 1936
- Time
- 06:24 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 115
- Injuries
- 31
- Homes Destroyed
- 4,459
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
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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