What the records say
- When
- 1 Jul 1879
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 8.0
- Where
- China
- Coordinates
- 33.20° N, 104.70° E
- Deaths
- 22000
- Intensity mmi
- 11
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1879 Gansu earthquake
Deadly earthquake in China in 1879
The 1879 Gansu earthquake occurred at about 04:00 local time on 1 July. It had an estimated magnitude of 8.0 on the Ms scale and a maximum perceived intensity of XI (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale. The epicenter was in Wudu District in southern Gansu, close to the border with Sichuan. It caused widespread damage and killed an estimated 22,000 people.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “An 8.0 earthquake shakes southern Gansu, killing 22,000 people”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “中国发生8级地震，震中位于今天甘肃省南部的武都区，接近四川省。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page