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Historic Earthquake
1955 People's Republic of China Earthquake
14 April 1955 · Sichuan Province · People's Republic of China
On 14 April 1955 at 01:29 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Sichuan Province). It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 374 km from its boundary with the Yangtze Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 39 people and injured 113. 500 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 14 April 1955
- Time
- 01:29 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 39
- Injuries
- 113
- Homes Destroyed
- 500
- 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