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Historic Earthquake
1948 People's Republic of China Earthquake
27 June 1948 · Yunnan Province · People's Republic of China
On 27 June 1948 at 00:08 UTC, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Yunnan Province). It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 252 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 110 people and injured 100. 600 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 27 June 1948
- Time
- 00:08 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.8
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 110
- Injuries
- 100
- Homes Destroyed
- 600
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Nearest Volcano
- Tengchong (177 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2008Sichuan Province · M 5.943 deaths
- 2003Yunnan Province · M 5.916 deaths
- 19961996 Lijiang Earthquake · M 6.6322 deaths
- 19951995 Wuding Earthquake · M 6.281 deaths
- 1976Yunnan Province, Lungling-Lushi · M 7.4
- 1976Yunnan Province, Lungling-Lushi · M 7.3
- 19251925 Dali Earthquake · M 6.95,800 deaths
- 1908Kachin · M 7.2
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth