List of earthquakes in Yunnan
This is a list of earthquakes that have occurred in or have affected Yunnan Province in China.
Major earthquakes (≥Magnitude 7.0)
Date
Location
Magnitude
Deaths
Event name/notes
1499
Yiliang County, Kunming
Unk.
Tens of thousands
Aftershocks continued for 10 months[ 1]
4 January 1500
Unk.
Maximum MMI IX (Violent ). Many homes and government buildings collapsed.[ 1]
6 September 1833
Songming County , Kunming
8.0 Ms
6,000
1833 Kunming earthquake
16 March 1925
Binchuan County , Dali City
7.0 Ms
5,000
1925 Dali earthquake
26 December 1941
Myanmar–China border region
7.2 Mw
6+
Maximum intensity VIII (Severe ).[ 2] [ 1]
5 January 1970
Tonghai County , Kunming
7.1 Mw
15,000+
1970 Tonghai earthquake
10 May 1974
Zhaotong , Zhaoyang District
7.1 Ms
20,000
1974 Zhaotong earthquake
29 May 1976
Longling County, Myanmar–China border region
6.9 Ms
98
1976 Longling earthquake
7.0 Ms
6 November 1988
Lancang and Gengma County , Myanmar–China border region
7.7 Mw
939
1988 Lancang–Gengma earthquakes
7.2 Ms
Major earthquakes (Magnitude 6.0–6.9)
Damage caused by the 2014 Ludian earthquake .
Moderately large earthquakes (≤Magnitude 5.9)
Date
Location
Magnitude
Deaths
Event name/notes
24 March 1494
Qujing
5.5 Ms
3
At least 200 homes destroyed.[ 1]
18 April 1985
Luquan County
5.8 Mw
22
1985 Luquan earthquake
31 January 1993
Dayao County
5.2 Mw
2
Minor damage in Dayao County.[ 7]
19 November 1998
Sichuan–Yunnan border
5.6 Mwc
5
1998 Ninglang earthquake
15 January 2000
Yao'an County
5.9 Mw
7
2000 Yunnan earthquake
27 October 2001
Yongsheng County
5.5 Mw
1
At least 220 people injured and 3,400 buildings were destroyed in Yongsheng.[ 8]
10 August 2004
Ludian County
5.4 Mwc
4
Up to 600 injured; 200 in serious condition and 120,000 people homeless. At least 18,556 homes destroyed, 65,601 homes damaged and 22 reservoirs damaged.[ 9]
22 July 2006
Yanjin County
4.9 Mwc
22
2006 Yanjin earthquake
9 July 2009
Yao'an County
5.7 Mwc
1
2009 Yunnan earthquake
10 March 2011
Yingjiang County, Myanmar–China border region
5.5 Mwc
26
2011 Yunnan earthquake
7 September 2012
Yiliang County, Sichuan–Yunnan–Guizhou region
5.5 Mwc
81
2012 Yiliang earthquakes
5.3 Mwc
24 May 2014
27 km north northwest of Pingyuan, Yingjiang County
5.6 Mw
0
2014 Yingjiang earthquake
18 May 2020
42 km west of Zhaotong , Qiaojia County
5.1 Mw
4
2020 Qiaojia earthquake
2 January 2022
98 km east of Shangri-La, Ninglang County
5.4 Mw
0
At least 22 people injured and homes were damaged in Ninglang County .[ 10] [ 11]
See also
References
^ a b c d e f g h i j National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1959), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center , NOAA , doi :10.7289/V5TD9V7K
^ "M 7.2 - Myanmar-China border region" . United States Geological Survey . December 26, 1941.
^ "M 6.3 - China-Laos border region" . United States Geological Survey . January 31, 1942.
^ a b "云南建国以来15次受灾情况较严重地震回顾" . Sina Corporation . 24 July 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2022 .
^ "M 6.8 - Myanmar" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2021-02-24 .
^ "M 6.0 - 75 km SSW of Dadukou, China" . earthquake.usgs.gov . U.S. Geological Survey . Retrieved 14 October 2021 .
^ "M 4.9 - 73 km SSW of Dadukou, China" . earthquake.usgs.gov . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 3 August 2022 .
^ "M 5.6 - 74 km SE of Lijiang, China" . earthquake.usgs.gov . U.S. Geological Survey . Retrieved 6 April 2022 .
^ "M 5.4 - 16 km ESE of Zhaotong, China" . earthquake.usgs.gov . U.S. Geological Survey . Retrieved 6 April 2022 .
^ "云南丽江市宁蒗县地震已致15人受伤" (in Chinese). Sina Corporation . 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022 .
^ "云南宁蒗县发生5.5级地震 部分老旧房屋受损 救援力量已结集" (in Chinese). Sina Corporation . 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022 .
Historical
1038 Dingxiang
1290 Chihli (Inner Mongolia)
1303 Hongdong, Shanxi
1536 Xichang, Sichuan
1556 Shaanxi
1604 Quanzhou, Fujian
1605 Guangdong
1626 Lingqiu, Shanxi
1654 Tianshui, Gansu
1668 Tangcheng, Shandong
1679 Beijing, Hebei
1695 Linfen, Shanxi
1709 Zhongwei
1718 Tongwei, Gansu
1733 Dongchuan, Yunnan
1738 Dangjiang, Qinghai
1739 Yinchuan–Pingluo, Ningxia
1786 Kangding-Luding, Sichuan
1815 Pinglu, Shanxi
1830 Cixian, Hebei
1833 Kunming, Yunnan
1850 Xichang, Sichuan
1879 Wudu, Gansu
1889 Chilik, Xinjiang
20th century
1902 Kashgar, Xinjiang
1906 Manas, Xinjiang
1913 Eshan, Yunnan
1918 Shantou, Guangdong
1920 Haiyuan, Ningxia
1923 Renda, Sichuan
1925 Dali, Yunnan
1927 Gulang, Gansu
1931 Fuyun, Xinjiang
1932 Changma
1933 Diexi, Sichuan
1936 Lingshan, Guangxi
1937 Heze, Shandong
1947 Assam
1948 Litang, Sichuan
1950 Assam–Tibet
1952 Damxung
1955 Kangding, Sichuan
1955 Yuzha, Sichuan
1966 Xingtai, Hebei
1969 Bohai Sea
1969 Yangjiang, Guangdong
1970 Tonghai, Yunnan
1973 Luhuo, Sichuan
1974 Zhaotong, Yunnan
1975 Haicheng, Liaoning
1976 Longling, Yunnan
1976 Tangshan, Hebei
1976 Songpan–Pingwu, Sichuan
1981 Dawu, Sichuan
1983 Heze, Shandong
1985 Luquan, Yunnan
1985 Wuqia, Xinjiang
1988 Lancang–Gengma, Yunnan
1990 Gonghe, Qinghai
1994 Taiwan Strait
1995 Menglian, Yunnan
1995 Wuding, Yunnan
1996 Lijiang, Yunnan
1996 Baotou, Inner Mongolia
1997 Jiashi, Xinjiang
1997 Manyi, Tibet
1998 Zhangbei
1998 Ninglang, Yunnan
2000 Yunnan
21st century
2001 Kunlun
2003 Bachu, Xinjiang
2003 Dayao
2003 Zhaosu, Xinjiang
2005 Ruichang, Jiangxi
2006 Yanjin, Yunnan
2008 Sichuan
2008 Yingjiang, Yunnan
2008 Panzhihua, Sichuan
2008 Damxung, Tibet
2009 Xinjiang
2009 Yunnan
2010 Yushu, Qinghai
2011 Yunnan
2011 Myanmar
2012 Yangzhou, Jiangsu
2012 Zhaotong, Yunnan
2013 Lushan, Sichuan
2013 Dingxi, Gansu
2014 Yutian, Xinjiang
2014 Yingjiang, Yunnan
2014 Ludian, Yunnan
2014 Jinggu, Yunnan
2014 Kangding, Sichuan
2015 Pishan, Xinjiang
2017 Taxkorgan, Xinjiang
2017 Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan
2017 Jinghe, Xinjiang
2019 Changning, Sichuan
2020 Kashgar, Xinjiang
2020 Qiaojia, Yunnan
2021 Dali, Yunnan
2021 Maduo, Qinghai
2021 Luxian, Sichuan
2022 Menyuan, Qinghai
2022 Ya'an, Sichuan
2022 Luding, Sichuan
2023 Jishishan
2024 Uqturpan
2025 Tibet
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