What the records say
- When
- 19 Nov 1998
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6
- Where
- China
- Coordinates
- 27.31° N, 101.03° E
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 1543
- Damage musd
- 70
- Houses destroyed
- 12000
- Depth km
- 33
1998 Ninglang earthquake
Earthquake in China
The 1998 Ninglang earthquake (1998年宁蒗地震) occurred on November 19 at 19:38 local time. The epicenter was near the border between the provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan, China. The United States Geological Survey stated that the epicenter was located in the Sichuan Province, while the China Earthquake Data Center provided a different location in Lanniqing Township (烂泥箐乡), Ninglang, Yunnan Province.
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