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Historic Earthquake
1998 People's Republic of China Earthquake
10 January 1998 · Northeastern, Shangyi-Zhangbei · People's Republic of China
On 10 January 1998 at 03:50 UTC, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Northeastern, Shangyi-Zhangbei), at a depth of 30 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 13 km from its boundary with the Amur Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 70 people and injured 11,500. 70,000 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 10 January 1998
- Time
- 03:50 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.7
- Depth
- 30 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 70
- Injuries
- 11,500
- Homes Destroyed
- 70,000
- Estimated Damage
- 286 million US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Nearest Volcano
- Honggeertu (129 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1989Shanxi and Hebei Provinces, Datong · M 5.329 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth