Earthquake — China: Yunnan Province; Vietnam: Hanoi

Wann

4. Jan. 1970

Art

Erdbeben

Magnitude

7.1

Position

China

Koordinaten

24.16° N, 102.47° E

Deaths

15621

Intensity mmi

10

Depth km

31

1970 earthquake in southwest China and northern Vietnam

An earthquake occurred in Tonghai, Yunnan province, China at 01:00:41 local time on 5 January 1970 with a moment magnitude of 7.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). The strike-slip rupture originated on the Red River Fault, which had not experienced an earthquake above magnitude 7 since 1700. At least 10,000 people were killed, making it one of the deadliest in its decade.

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