- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 16, 2014 CE
- Location:
- China, Yunnan Province: Yongshan
- Magnitude:
- 5 Mb
- Depth:
- 10 km
- Injuries:
- 6
- Intensity (MMI):
- 7
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mb 5
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mb 5.4
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6.2
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.4
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 6.2
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
Other earthquake records of 2014 CE
- China, Yunnan: Ludian: Longtoushan, Zhaotong · Mw 6.2 · 615 deaths
- Peru, Paruro Province · Mb 4.9 · 8 deaths
- Chile, Northern: Iquique, Alto Hospicio · Mw 8.2 · 7 deaths
- Algeria, Algiers · Mw 5.5 · 6 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province: Garze · Mw 5.9 · 5 deaths
- Mexico / Guatemala, San Marcos · Mw 6.9 · 4 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 2014 CE Earthquake — China, Yunnan Province: Yongshan happen?
- August 16, 2014 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.