What the records say
- When
- 25 May 1948
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Where
- China
- Coordinates
- 29.50° N, 100.50° E
- Deaths
- 800
- Injuries
- 200
- Houses destroyed
- 600
- Intensity mmi
- 10
- Depth km
- 18
1948 Litang earthquake
Earthquake in China
The 1948 Litang earthquake occurred on May 25, 1948, at 07:11 UTC. It was located near Litang, China. Now situated in the Sichuan Province, Litang County was then called Lihua (理化) County and belonged to the defunct Xikang Province. The earthquake had a magnitude of Mw 7.2, or Ms 7.3.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page