List of earthquakes in Yunnan
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This is a list of earthquakes that have occurred in or have affected Yunnan Province in China.
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Deaths | Event name/notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1499 | Yiliang County, Kunming | Unk. | Tens of thousands | Aftershocks continued for 10 months[1] |
| 4 January 1500 | Unk. | Maximum MMI IX (Violent). Many homes and government buildings collapsed.[1] | ||
| 6 September 1833 | Songming County, Kunming | 8.0 Ms | 6,000 | 1833 Kunming earthquake |
| 16 March 1925 | Binchuan County, Dali City | 7.0 Ms | 5,000 | 1925 Dali earthquake |
| 26 December 1941 | Myanmar–China border region | 7.2 Mw | 6+ | Maximum intensity VIII (Severe).[2][1] |
| 5 January 1970 | Tonghai County, Kunming | 7.1 Mw | 15,000+ | 1970 Tonghai earthquake |
| 10 May 1974 | Zhaotong, Zhaoyang District | 7.1 Ms | 20,000 | 1974 Zhaotong earthquake |
| 29 May 1976 | Longling County, Myanmar–China border region | 6.9 Ms | 98 | 1976 Longling earthquake |
| 7.0 Ms | ||||
| 6 November 1988 | Lancang and Gengma County, Myanmar–China border region | 7.7 Mw | 939 | 1988 Lancang–Gengma earthquakes |
| 7.2 Ms |
Major earthquakes (Magnitude 6.0–6.9)
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Deaths | Event name/notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 December 1913 | Eshan County | 6.7 Mw | 942–1,900 | 1913 Eshan earthquake |
| 30 July 1917 | Daguan County | 6.8 Ms | 1,800 | Maximum intensity IX (Violent).[1] |
| 12 January 1934 | Shiping County | 6.0 Ms | 1 | Maximum MMI VIII (Severe).[1] |
| 31 January 1942 | China–Laos border region | 6.3 Mw | 90 | Hundreds of livestocks killed.[3][1] |
| 27 June 1948 | Jianchuan County | 6.8 Ms | 110 | VIII (Severe). At least 100 farm animals killed.[1] |
| 21 December 1951 | Jianchuan County | 6.3 Ms | 423[4] | Maximum intensity IX. At least 29,890 homes damaged or destroyed.[1] |
| 23 September 1955 | Panzhihua, Sichuan | 6.7 Mw | 728 | 1955 Yuzha earthquake |
| 5 February 1966 | Dongchuan District | 6.5 Ms | 306[4] | Severe damage. Maximum intensity IX.[1] |
| 11 July 1995 | Shan State, Myanmar | 6.8 Mw | 11 | 1995 Myanmar–China earthquake[5] |
| 23 October 1995 | Wuding County | 6.2 Mw | 81 | 1995 Wuding earthquake |
| 3 February 1996 | Lijiang, Gucheng District | 6.6 Mw | 322 | 1996 Lijiang earthquake |
| 21 July 2003 | Dayao County | 6.1 Mw | 16 | 2003 Dayao earthquake[6] |
| 21 August 2008 | Yingjiang County, Myanmar–China border region | 6.0 Mw | 5 | 2008 Yingjiang earthquakes |
| 30 August 2008 | Panzhihua, Sichuan–Yunnan border region | 6.0 Mw | 41 | 2008 Panzhihua earthquake |
| 3 August 2014 | 11 km west of Wenping, Ludian County | 6.2 Mw | 617 | 2014 Ludian earthquake |
| 7 October 2014 | 23 km west southwest of Weiyuan | 6.1 Mw | 1 | 2014 Jinggu earthquake |
| 21 May 2021 | 28 km northwest of Dali | 6.1 Mw | 3 | 2021 Dali earthquake |