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Historic Earthquake
1940 People's Republic of China Earthquake
6 April 1940 · Yunnan Province · People's Republic of China
On 6 April 1940 at 13:43 UTC, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Yunnan Province). It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 404 km from its boundary with the Yangtze Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 181 people and injured 475. 11,556 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 6 April 1940
- Time
- 13:43 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 181
- Injuries
- 475
- Homes Destroyed
- 11,556
- 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