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Historic Earthquake
1996 People's Republic of China Earthquake
19 March 1996 · S. Xinjiang, Artux · People's Republic of China
On 19 March 1996 at 15:00 UTC, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (S. Xinjiang, Artux), at a depth of 28 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 24 people and injured 128. 15,314 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 19 March 1996
- Time
- 15:00 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.3
- Depth
- 28 km
- Deaths
- 24
- Injuries
- 128
- Homes Destroyed
- 15,314
- Estimated Damage
- 24 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