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Historic Earthquake
2011 Yunnan Earthquake
10 March 2011 · Yunnan Province, Pingyuan · People's Republic of China
On 10 March 2011 at 04:58 UTC, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Yunnan Province, Pingyuan), at a depth of 26 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 173 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 25 people and injured 250. 1,039 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 10 March 2011
- Time
- 04:58 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.5
- Depth
- 26 km
- Deaths
- 25
- Injuries
- 250
- Homes Destroyed
- 1,039
- Homes Damaged
- 12,528
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Nearest Volcano
- Tengchong (78 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19881988 Lancang-Gengma Earthquakes · M 7.3738 deaths
- 1976Yunnan Province, Lungling-Lushi · M 7.4
- 1976Yunnan Province, Lungling-Lushi · M 7.3
- 1954Calcutta, Cuttack · M 7.4
- 19461946 Sagaing Earthquakes · M 7.8
- 19461946 Sagaing Earthquakes · M 7.5
- 19311931 Myitkyina Earthquake · M 7.6
- 1908Kachin · M 7.2
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth