What the records say
- When
- 23 Jan 1981
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.8
- Where
- China
- Coordinates
- 30.93° N, 101.10° E
- Deaths
- 150
- Injuries
- 489
- Damage musd
- 5
- Houses destroyed
- 2992
- Intensity mmi
- 8
- Depth km
- 33
1981 Dawu earthquake
Earthquake in China
The 1981 Dawu earthquake occurred on 24 January at 5:13 a.m. CST, in Sichuan, China. Registering a surface-wave magnitude of 6.8, the earthquake killed about 150 people and injured roughly 300 more. It caused comprehensive damage within close range of its epicenter.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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