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Historic Earthquake
1996 Baotou Earthquake
3 May 1996 · Nei Mongol, Baotou · People's Republic of China
On 3 May 1996 at 03:32 UTC, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Nei Mongol, Baotou), at a depth of 26 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 144 km from its boundary with the Amur Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 23 people and injured 330.
- Date
- 3 May 1996
- Time
- 03:32 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Depth
- 26 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 23
- Injuries
- 330
- Plate
- Eurasian 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