- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 18, 2023 CE
- Location:
- China, Gansu Province: Jishishan
- Magnitude:
- 5.9 Mw
- Depth:
- 10 km
- Deaths:
- 151
- Injuries:
- 967
- Damage:
- ~$2000M (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 5.9
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 5.9
Other earthquake records of 2023 CE
- Turkey, Kahramanmaras, Syria · Mw 7.8 · 56,697 deaths
- Morocco, Marrakech, Safi · Mw 6.8 · 2,946 deaths
- Afghanistan, Herat · Mw 6.3 · 1,482 deaths
- Nepal, Jajarkot, Rukum West · Mw 5.7 · 154 deaths
- Afghanistan, Laghman, Pakistan · Mw 6.5 · 19 deaths
- Ecuador, Azuay, El Oro, Guayas, Peru: Tumbes · Mw 6.8 · 15 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 2023 CE Earthquake — China, Gansu Province: Jishishan happen?
- December 18, 2023 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: 151. Historical death tolls vary by source.