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Historic Earthquake
2006 Yanjin Earthquake
22 July 2006 · Yanjin · People's Republic of China
On 22 July 2006 at 01:10 UTC, a magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Yanjin), at a depth of 56 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 79 km from its boundary with the Yangtze Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 22 people and injured 106.
- Date
- 22 July 2006
- Time
- 01:10 UTC
- Magnitude
- 4.9
- Depth
- 56 km
- Deaths
- 22
- Injuries
- 106
- 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