What the records say
- When
- 21 Dec 1913
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Where
- China
- Coordinates
- 24.15° N, 102.45° E
- Deaths
- 942
- Injuries
- 112
- Intensity mmi
- 9
- Depth km
- 10
1913 Eshan earthquake
Earthquake in Yunnan, China
The 1913 Eshan earthquake struck China's Yunnan Province on 21 December with a moment magnitude of 6.8 and maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The shock devastated Eshan County; at least 942 people died and thousands of homes were destroyed. The earthquake ruptured along a section of the strike-slip Qujiang Fault.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page