- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 25, 1932 CE
- Location:
- China, Gansu Province
- Magnitude:
- 7.6 Ms
- Deaths:
- 275
- Injuries:
- 320
- Intensity (MMI):
- 10
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7.6
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.84
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.6
Other earthquake records of 1932 CE
- Iran, Torbet-I-Kheydarly · M 5.4 · 1,070 deaths
- Mexico, Near Coast Of Jalisco · Mw 8.1 · 400 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 6 · 200 deaths
- Greece, Hierissos-Strantonion (Chalkidiki) · Mw 6.9 · 161 deaths
- Mexico, Central · Mw 7.7 · 75 deaths
- Cuba, Santiago De Cuba · Mw 6.7 · 14 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1932 CE Earthquake — China, Gansu Province happen?
- December 25, 1932 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 275. Historical death tolls vary by source.