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Historic Earthquake
1985 People's Republic of China Earthquake
18 April 1985 · Yunnan Province · People's Republic of China
On 18 April 1985 at 05:52 UTC, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Yunnan Province), at a depth of 5 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 259 km from its boundary with the Yangtze Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 23 people and injured 300.
- Date
- 18 April 1985
- Time
- 05:52 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.8
- Depth
- 5 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 23
- Injuries
- 300
- Estimated Damage
- 1 million US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 19951995 Wuding Earthquake · M 6.281 deaths
- 19741974 Zhaotong Earthquake · M 7.120,000 deaths
- 19701970 Tonghai Earthquake · M 7.115,621 deaths
- 19251925 Dali Earthquake · M 6.95,800 deaths
- 1917Yunnan Province · M 6.81,800 deaths
- 19131913 Eshan Earthquake · M 7.0942 deaths
- 19092011 Yunnan Earthquake · M 6.521 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth