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Historic Earthquake
2022 Luding Earthquake
5 September 2022 · Sichuan Province · People's Republic of China
On 5 September 2022 at 04:52 UTC, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Sichuan Province), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 321 km from its boundary with the Yangtze Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 118 people and injured 400. 243 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 5 September 2022
- Time
- 04:52 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.6
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 118
- Injuries
- 400
- Homes Destroyed
- 243
- Homes Damaged
- 13,010
- Estimated Damage
- 835 million 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