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Historic Earthquake
2023 Jishishan Earthquake
18 December 2023 · Gansu Province, Jishishan · People's Republic of China
On 18 December 2023 at 15:59 UTC, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Gansu Province, Jishishan), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 151 people and injured 967. 15,000 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 18 December 2023
- Time
- 15:59 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.9
- Depth
- 10 km
- Deaths
- 151
- Injuries
- 967
- Homes Destroyed
- 15,000
- Homes Damaged
- 207,000
- Estimated Damage
- 2.0 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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- 20132013 Dingxi Earthquakes · M 6.095 deaths
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- 1990Qinghai Province, Ganghe-Xinghai · M 6.9126 deaths
- 19271927 Gulang Earthquake · M 7.740,912 deaths
- 1921Ningxia · M 6.210,000 deaths
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth