- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- July 9, 1979 CE
- Location:
- China, Jiangsu Province: Liyang
- Magnitude:
- 5.4 Ms
- Depth:
- 11 km
- Deaths:
- 41
- Injuries:
- 2,987
- Intensity (MMI):
- 8
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 5.4
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.5
Other earthquake records of 1979 CE
- Colombia, Off Shore, Pacific Ocean · Mw 8.1 · 600 deaths
- Iran, Khorasan · Mw 6.6 · 171 deaths
- Balkans Nw, Montenegro · Ms 6.9 · 131 deaths
- Iran, Bonzanabad · Mw 6.5 · 129 deaths
- Indonesia, New Guinea: Irian Jaya · Ms 7.9 · 115 deaths
- Colombia, Manizales-Armenia · Mb 6.4 · 72 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 1979 CE Earthquake — China, Jiangsu Province: Liyang happen?
- July 9, 1979 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: 41. Historical death tolls vary by source.