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Historic Earthquake
1947 People's Republic of China Earthquake
17 March 1947 · Qinghai Province · People's Republic of China
On 17 March 1947 at 08:19 UTC, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Qinghai Province). It occurred on the Eurasian Plate.
- Date
- 17 March 1947
- Time
- 08:19 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 20102010 Yushu Earthquake · M 6.92,968 deaths
- 1982Sichuan Province, Garze · M 5.510 deaths
- 19731973 Luhuo Earthquake · M 7.6
- 1923Sichuan Province · M 7.34,800 deaths
- 19041904 Sichuan Earthquake · M 6.0400 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth