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Historic Earthquake
2008 People's Republic of China Earthquake
30 August 2008 · Sichuan Province · People's Republic of China
On 30 August 2008 at 08:30 UTC, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Sichuan Province), at a depth of 17 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 336 km from its boundary with the Yangtze Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 43 people and injured 589. 392,000 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 30 August 2008
- Time
- 08:30 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.9
- Depth
- 17 km
- Deaths
- 43
- Injuries
- 589
- Homes Destroyed
- 392,000
- Homes Damaged
- 392,000
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19961996 Lijiang Earthquake · M 6.6322 deaths
- 19741974 Zhaotong Earthquake · M 7.120,000 deaths
- 19701970 Tonghai Earthquake · M 7.115,621 deaths
- 1948Yunnan Province · M 6.8110 deaths
- 19251925 Dali Earthquake · M 6.95,800 deaths
- 1917Yunnan Province · M 6.81,800 deaths
- 19131913 Eshan Earthquake · M 7.0942 deaths
- 19092011 Yunnan Earthquake · M 6.521 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth