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Historic Earthquake
2014 Ludian Earthquake
3 August 2014 · Yunnan, Ludian · People's Republic of China
On 3 August 2014 at 08:30 UTC, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Yunnan, Ludian), at a depth of 12 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 169 km from its boundary with the Yangtze Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 615 people and injured 3,143. 25,800 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 3 August 2014
- Time
- 08:30 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.2
- Depth
- 12 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 615
- Injuries
- 3,143
- Homes Destroyed
- 25,800
- Homes Damaged
- 160,400
- Estimated Damage
- 5.0 billion US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2008Sichuan Province · M 5.943 deaths
- 2003Yunnan Province · M 5.916 deaths
- 19951995 Wuding Earthquake · M 6.281 deaths
- 1985Yunnan Province · M 5.823 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