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Historic Earthquake
1945 People's Republic of China Earthquake
23 September 1945 · Hebei Province · People's Republic of China
On 23 September 1945 at 15:34 UTC, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Hebei Province). It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 86 km from its boundary with the Amur Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 17 people and injured 30.
- Date
- 23 September 1945
- Time
- 15:34 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.3
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 17
- Injuries
- 30
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19761976 Tangshan Earthquake · M 7.4
- 19761976 Tangshan Earthquake · M 7.5242,769 deaths
- 19691969 Bohai Earthquake · M 7.410 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth