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2012 Yunnan Earthquakes
7 September 2012 · Yunnan Province, Zhaotong · People's Republic of China
On 7 September 2012 at 03:19 UTC, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Yunnan Province, Zhaotong), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 100 km from its boundary with the Yangtze Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 81 people and injured 821. 37,000 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 7 September 2012
- Time
- 03:19 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.6
- Depth
- 10 km
- Deaths
- 81
- Injuries
- 821
- Homes Destroyed
- 37,000
- Homes Damaged
- 133,000
- Estimated Damage
- 1.0 billion US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 20142014 Ludian Earthquake · M 6.2615 deaths
- 2008Sichuan Province · M 5.943 deaths
- 19951995 Wuding Earthquake · M 6.281 deaths
- 19741974 Zhaotong Earthquake · M 7.120,000 deaths
- 1935Sichuan Province · M 6.0100 deaths
- 1930Yunnan Province · M 6.042 deaths
- 1917Yunnan Province · M 6.81,800 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth