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Historic Earthquake
1942 People's Republic of China Earthquake
1 February 1942 · Yunnan Province, Simao · People's Republic of China
On 1 February 1942 at 17:30 UTC, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Yunnan Province, Simao). It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 448 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 90 people.
- Date
- 1 February 1942
- Time
- 17:30 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.8
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 90
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19881988 Lancang-Gengma Earthquakes · M 7.3738 deaths
- 1976Yunnan Province, Lungling-Lushi · M 7.4
- 1976Yunnan Province, Lungling-Lushi · M 7.3
- 19701970 Tonghai Earthquake · M 7.115,621 deaths
- 1950Yunnan Province · M 7.0
- 1941Yunnan Province · M 7.0
- 1941Yunnan Province · M 7.0
- 19131913 Eshan Earthquake · M 7.0942 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth