Earthquake — China: Guangdong Province: Yangjiang County

When

25 Jul 1969

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

6.4

Where

China

Coordinates

22.32° N, 111.80° E

Deaths

3000

Houses destroyed

10762

Intensity mmi

8

Depth km

5

Earthquake in Guangdong, China

The 1969 Yangjiang earthquake occurred on 26 July, at 6:49 am, Beijing local time. It had a magnitude of 6.4 on the moment magnitude scale and a maximum perceived intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale. It struck the city of Yangjiang, causing over 10,700 houses to collapse and severely damaging a further 36,000.

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