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Historic Earthquake
1983 Heze Earthquake
6 November 1983 · E, Heze-Dongming · People's Republic of China
On 6 November 1983 at 21:09 UTC, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (E, Heze-Dongming), at a depth of 19 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 48 km from its boundary with the Yangtze Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 34 people and injured 2,200. 3,300 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 6 November 1983
- Time
- 21:09 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.3
- Depth
- 19 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 34
- Injuries
- 2,200
- Homes Destroyed
- 3,300
- Estimated Damage
- 5 million US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1966Hebei Province · M 7.6
- 1966Hebei Province · M 6.58,064 deaths
- 1937Shandong Province · M 7.0390 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth