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A 6.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Gansu in December killed 151 people and was China's deadliest quake in nine years. An earthquake that hit Sichuan in 2008 killed nearly 90,000 people.
Earthquakes with a magnitude 4.5 and over (1900–2015). The yellow star is the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. This is a List of earthquakes in China, part of the series of lists of disasters in China. Earthquakes in the loess plateau where residents lived in yaodong caves tended to have big casualties, including the 1303 Hongdong and 1920 Haiyuan ...
The earthquakes are caused by slip along the thrust fault that forms the contact between the two plates. These interplate earthquakes are the planet's most powerful, with moment magnitudes (M w) that can exceed 9.0. [1] [2] Since 1900, all earthquakes of magnitude 9.0 or greater have been megathrust earthquakes. [3]
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Inner Mongolia, China on March 24 at a depth of 18.8 km (11.7 mi). 100 people were injured and 38,000 buildings were damaged. [11] A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Erzurum Province on March 26 at the depth of 10 km (6.2 mi). 10 people were killed and 46 were injured.
A pie chart comparing the seismic moment release of the three largest earthquakes for the hundred-year period from 1906 to 2005 with that for all earthquakes of magnitudes <6, 6 to 7, 7 to 8, and >8 for the same period. The 2011 Japan quake would be roughly similar to Sumatra. Earthquakes of magnitude 8.0 and greater from 1900 to 2018.
The 2011 Tohoku earthquake was the largest earthquake ever recorded in Japan, and is the fourth largest earthquake in recorded history, a tsunami up to 40.5 m (133 ft) high caused 19,745 deaths with 6,242 people injured, and 2,556 people missing.
Yunnan, China see 2021 Dali earthquake: 25.761 100.008 3 6.1 M w (USGS) Centred 28km NW of Dali, China, at a depth of 10.0km. [16] May 21, 2021 18:04 Southern Qinghai, China see 2021 Maduo earthquake: 34.586 98.255 20 7.3 M w (USGS) Centred 389.4km NE of Xining, Qinghai, China, at a depth of 10.0km. [17] May 24, 2021 08:37 Lac Kivu region ...
2008 Sichuan earthquake China: May 12: 12 2009: 8.1: 192: 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami Samoa: September 29: 17 2010: 8.8: 525: 2010 Chile earthquake Chile: February 27: 22 2011: 9.0–9.1: 19,759: 2011 TÅhoku earthquake and tsunami Japan: March 11: 20 2012: 8.6: 10: 2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes Indonesia, Indian Ocean: April 11: 17 2013: ...