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

NameMagnitude/MsDateEpicenterCause
1786 Kangding-Luding earthquake7.81 June 1786Kangding and Luding County
2nd 1786 Luding earthquake7.010 June 1786Luding County in Garzê
1816 Luhuo earthquake7.51816Luhuo County in Garzê
1850 Xichang earthquake7.51850Xichang in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture
1870 Batang earthquake7.31870Batang in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
1923 Renda earthquake7.01923Luhuo County in Garzê
1933 Diexi earthquake7.51933Diexi, Mao County
1948 Litang earthquake7.21948Litang County
1955 Kangding earthquake[1]7.1 or 7.51955Kangding
1973 Luhuo earthquake7.91973Luhuo County
1976 Songpan-Pingwu earthquake7.21976Songpan County and Pingwu County
2008 Sichuan earthquake8.012 May 2008Wenchuan CountyLongmenshan Fault
2013 Ya'an earthquake7.020 April 2013Ya'anLongmenshan Fault
2017 Jiuzhaigou earthquake7.08 August 2017Zhangzha Town in the Jiuzhaigou County
Earthquake damage in Beichuan

Earthquakes registering magnitudes between 6.0 and 6.9

NameMagnitude/MsDateEpicenterCause
Mabian earthquake6.01935Mabian County
Huili earthquake6.751955Huili County and Yuzha Township (魚鮓鄉)
1975 Dardo Jiulong earthquake6.21975Kangding and Jiulong County
1981 Dawu earthquake6.91981Dawu County
Garzê earthquake6.01982Garzê County
Batang earthquake6.71989Batang County
Yajiang earthquake6.02001Yajiang County
2008 Panzhihua earthquake6.130 August 2008Panzhihua
2014 Kangding earthquake6.322 November 2014Kangding
2019 Changning earthquake6.017 June 2019Changning County
2021 Luxian earthquake6.016 September 2021Lu County
2022 Ya'an earthquake6.11 June 2022Ya'anLongmenshan Fault
2022 Luding earthquake6.65 September 2022Luding CountyXianshuihe fault system

See also

References

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