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Historic Earthquake
1995 Wuding Earthquake
23 October 1995 · Yunnan Province, Wuding · People's Republic of China
On 23 October 1995 at 22:46 UTC, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Yunnan Province, Wuding), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 319 km from its boundary with the Yangtze Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 81 people and injured 800. 200 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 23 October 1995
- Time
- 22:46 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.2
- Depth
- 10 km
- Deaths
- 81
- Injuries
- 800
- Homes Destroyed
- 200
- Homes Damaged
- 200
- Estimated Damage
- 80 million US dollars
- 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