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2005 People's Republic of China Earthquake
26 November 2005 · Jiangxi, Jiujiang · People's Republic of China
On 26 November 2005 at 00:49 UTC, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Jiangxi, Jiujiang), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Yangtze Plate, 368 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 16 people and injured 8,000. 150,000 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 26 November 2005
- Time
- 00:49 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.2
- Depth
- 10 km
- Deaths
- 16
- Injuries
- 8,000
- Homes Destroyed
- 150,000
- Plate
- Yangtze 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