- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 8, 2017 CE
- Location:
- China, Sichuan Province: Aba
- Magnitude:
- 6.5 Mw
- Depth:
- 9 km
- Deaths:
- 29
- Injuries:
- 525
- Intensity (MMI):
- 5
- Damage:
- ~$500M (value at the time)
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: Mw 6.5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 6.5
Other earthquake records of 2017 CE
- Iran, Kermanshah, Iraq: Kurdistan · Mw 7.3 · 630 deaths
- Mexico, Mexico City, Morelos, Puebla · Mw 7.1 · 369 deaths
- Mexico, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tabasco, Guatemala · Mw 8.2 · 98 deaths
- Italy, Farindola · Mw 5.7 · 34 deaths
- Philippines, Surigao Del Norte · Mw 6.5 · 8 deaths
- China, Xinjiang: Quzgun, Taxkorgan Tajik · Mw 5.4 · 8 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 2017 CE Earthquake — China, Sichuan Province: Aba happen?
- August 8, 2017 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: 29. Historical death tolls vary by source.