Earthquake — China: Sichuan Province

When

6 Feb 1973

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

7.6

Where

China

Coordinates

31.40° N, 100.58° E

Houses destroyed

168

Intensity mmi

10

Depth km

33

Magnitude 7.6 Ms. earthquake in China

The 1973 Luhuo earthquake struck near the town of Zhaggo in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province, China on February 6, 1973, with a magnitude of 7.6 Ms. The earthquake had a maximum intensity of X (Extreme) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. It resulted in between 2,175 and 2,204 deaths and a further 2,743 injuries. Serious and widespread destruction occurred in Luhuo County.

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