List of earthquakes in Sichuan
This is a list of earthquakes that occurred in Sichuan province of China.
Earthquakes with magnitude of 7.0 or greater
Name | Magnitude/Ms | Date | Epicenter | Cause |
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1786 Kangding-Luding earthquake | 7.8 | 1 June 1786 | Kangding and Luding County | |
2nd 1786 Luding earthquake | 7.0 | 10 June 1786 | Luding County in Garzê | |
1816 Luhuo earthquake | 7.5 | 1816 | Luhuo County in Garzê | |
1850 Xichang earthquake | 7.5 | 1850 | Xichang in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture | |
1870 Batang earthquake | 7.3 | 1870 | Batang in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture | |
1923 Renda earthquake | 7.0 | 1923 | Luhuo County in Garzê | |
1933 Diexi earthquake | 7.5 | 1933 | Diexi, Mao County | |
1948 Litang earthquake | 7.2 | 1948 | Litang County | |
1955 Kangding earthquake[1] | 7.1 or 7.5 | 1955 | Kangding | |
1973 Luhuo earthquake | 7.9 | 1973 | Luhuo County | |
1976 Songpan-Pingwu earthquake | 7.2 | 1976 | Songpan County and Pingwu County | |
2008 Sichuan earthquake | 8.0 | 12 May 2008 | Wenchuan County | Longmenshan Fault |
2013 Ya'an earthquake | 7.0 | 20 April 2013 | Ya'an | Longmenshan Fault |
2017 Jiuzhaigou earthquake | 7.0 | 8 August 2017 | Zhangzha Town in the Jiuzhaigou County |
Earthquakes registering magnitudes between 6.0 and 6.9
Name | Magnitude/Ms | Date | Epicenter | Cause |
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Mabian earthquake | 6.0 | 1935 | Mabian County | |
Huili earthquake | 6.75 | 1955 | Huili County and Yuzha Township (魚鮓鄉) | |
1975 Dardo Jiulong earthquake | 6.2 | 1975 | Kangding and Jiulong County | |
1981 Dawu earthquake | 6.9 | 1981 | Dawu County | |
Garzê earthquake | 6.0 | 1982 | Garzê County | |
Batang earthquake | 6.7 | 1989 | Batang County | |
Yajiang earthquake | 6.0 | 2001 | Yajiang County | |
2008 Panzhihua earthquake | 6.1 | 30 August 2008 | Panzhihua | |
2014 Kangding earthquake | 6.3 | 22 November 2014 | Kangding | |
2019 Changning earthquake | 6.0 | 17 June 2019 | Changning County | |
2021 Luxian earthquake | 6.0 | 16 September 2021 | Lu County | |
2022 Ya'an earthquake | 6.1 | 1 June 2022 | Ya'an | Longmenshan Fault |
2022 Luding earthquake | 6.6 | 5 September 2022 | Luding County | Xianshuihe fault system |
References
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