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Historic Earthquake
2021 Maduo Earthquake
21 May 2021 · Qinghai Province · People's Republic of China
On 21 May 2021 at 18:04 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Qinghai Province), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 20 people and injured 300.
- Date
- 21 May 2021
- Time
- 18:04 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 20
- Injuries
- 300
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20102010 Yushu Earthquake · M 6.92,968 deaths
- 1990Qinghai Province, Ganghe-Xinghai · M 6.9126 deaths
- 1963Qinghai Province · M 7.0
- 1947Qinghai Province · M 7.7
- 1937Qinghai Province · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth