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Historic Earthquake
1969 Yangjiang Earthquake
25 July 1969 · Guangdong Province, Yangjiang County · People's Republic of China
On 25 July 1969 at 22:49 UTC, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Guangdong Province, Yangjiang County), at a depth of 5 km. It occurred on the Yangtze Plate, 60 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 3,000 people. 10,762 homes were destroyed. It is the 73rd deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 25 July 1969
- Time
- 22:49 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.4
- Depth
- 5 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 3,000
- Homes Destroyed
- 10,762
- Plate
- Yangtze Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth