China earthquakes and nuclear tests: Earthquake Records - Southwest China (Sichuan, Yunnan)
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| Year | Month / Day | Latitude | Longitude | Magnitude (R. S.) | Focus Depth | Fatalities | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 01/23 | 31.0°N | 101.1°E | 6.9 | 12 km | 150 | Dao Fu, Sichuan Province |
| 1982 | 06/15 | 31.8°N | 99.8°E | 6.0 | 10 | Northwest of Gan Zi, Sichuan Province | |
| 1985 | 04/18 | 25.9° N | 102.9° E | 6.3 | 9 km | 22 | Lu Quan, Yunnan Province |
| 1986 | 06/21 | 31.2° N | 86.8° E | 6.5 | 38 km | — | Wen Bu, Tibet |
| 1988 | 11/06 | 22.9° N 23.4° N |
99.9° E 99.6° E |
7.6 7.2 |
13km 8km |
738 | Lan Cang - Geng Ma Yunnan Province |
| 1989 | 04/16 | 30.0° N | 99.4° E | 6.7 | 10-12 km | 8 | Ba Tang, Sichuan Province |
| 1989 | 05/07 | 23.5° N | 99.5° E | 6.2 | — | 1 | Geng Ma, Yunnan Province |
| 1989 | 09/22 | 31.5° N | 102.6° E | 6.6 | 15 km | 1 | Xiao Jin, Sichuan Province |
| 1989 | 11/20 | 30.0° N | 106.7° E | 5.2 | — | 4 | North of Chong Qing, Sichuan Prov. |
| 1995 | 07/12 | 22.0° N | 99.1° E | 7.2 | — | 11 | Meng Lian, Yunnan Province |
| 1996 | 02/03 | 27.3° N | 100.2° E | 7.0 | 10 km | 322 | Li Jiang, Yunnan Province |
| 2008 | 05/12 | 30.986° N | 103.364° E | 7.9 | 19 km | 87,587 | Chengdu, Sichuan, China |
| Year | Month / Day | Latitude | Longitude | Magnitude (R. S.) | Focus Depth | Fatalities | Locale |
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- Northwest China (Xinjiang, Ningxia, Qinghai, Gansu)
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- East China (Jiangsu, Shandong, Jiangxi)
* – Information is from the Chinese State Seismological Bureau (in Chinese) and is for reference only. Last updated: 2009-10-22 00:10 UTC
URL: http://eqinfo.ucsd.edu/special_events/nuclear_tests/china/china-sw.php [Last updated: 2009-10-22 (295) 00:16:17 UTC]