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Historic Earthquake
1985 Wuqia Earthquake
23 August 1985 · S Xinjiang, Wuqua-Shufu · People's Republic of China
On 23 August 1985 at 12:41 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (S Xinjiang, Wuqua-Shufu), at a depth of 7 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 71 people and injured 162.
- Date
- 23 August 1985
- Time
- 12:41 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 7 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 71
- Injuries
- 162
- Estimated Damage
- 5 million US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
Nearby Major Earthquakes
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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