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Historic Earthquake
2013 Lushan Earthquake
20 April 2013 · Sichuan Province, Longmen · People's Republic of China
On 20 April 2013 at 00:02 UTC, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Sichuan Province, Longmen), at a depth of 14 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 296 km from its boundary with the Yangtze Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 196 people and injured 11,470.
- Date
- 20 April 2013
- Time
- 00:02 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.6
- Depth
- 14 km
- Deaths
- 196
- Injuries
- 11,470
- Estimated Damage
- 6.8 billion US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20082008 Sichuan Earthquake · M 7.987,652 deaths
- 19741974 Zhaotong Earthquake · M 7.120,000 deaths
- 19731973 Luhuo Earthquake · M 7.6
- 1955Sichuan Province · M 7.539 deaths
- 19481948 Litang Earthquake · M 7.3800 deaths
- 19331933 Diexi Earthquake · M 7.49,300 deaths
- 1923Sichuan Province · M 7.34,800 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