Linear History← Back to map

Natural Disasters in People's Republic of China

825 significant events · page 10/14

Significant natural disasters recorded within People's Republic of China, sorted by magnitude and impact. Location is determined from coordinates against modern national borders; each event has its own page with date, source and nearby events.

  1. 541.1953 CEEarthquake — 54 km SSE of Shihezi, China (Mw 6.04)
  2. 542.1952 CEEarthquake — Southern Qinghai, China (Mw 6.04)
  3. 543.1942 CEEarthquake — 73 km WNW of Youhao, China (Mw 6.04)
  4. 544.1930 CEEarthquake — Myanmar-China border region (Mw 6.04)
  5. 545.1946 CEEarthquake — western Xizang (Mw 6.03)
  6. 546.1941 CEEarthquake — 95 km WNW of Shihezi, China (Mw 6.03)
  7. 547.1959 CEEarthquake — 50 km NNW of Huocheng, China (Mw 6.02)
  8. 548.1953 CEEarthquake — 30 km WSW of Qamdo, China (Mw 6.02)
  9. 549.1951 CEEarthquake — 63 km NE of Dêqên, China (Mw 6.02)
  10. 550.1942 CEEarthquake — 47 km SSW of Tongliao, China (Mw 6.02)
  11. 551.1940 CEEarthquake — 58 km SSW of Yingkou, China (Mw 6.02)
  12. 552.1917 CEEarthquake — 71 km ESE of Ji’an, China (Mw 6.02)
  13. 553.1970 CEEarthquake — 111 km W of Tumxuk, China (Mw 6.01)
  14. 554.1941 CEEarthquake — 94 km E of Myitkyina, Myanmar (Mw 6.01)
  15. 555.1929 CEEarthquake — 28 km WSW of Hohhot, China (Mw 6.01)
  16. 556.1927 CEEarthquake — 77 km SE of Wuwei, China (Mw 6.01)
  17. 557.1143 CEEarthquake — China, Ningxia (Ms 6)· 10,000 deaths
  18. 558.1814 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province: Siping (Ms 6)· 900 deaths
  19. 559.1725 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province: Songming, Yiliang (Ms 6)· 614 deaths
  20. 560.1820 CEEarthquake — China, Henan Province (Ms 6)· 430 deaths
  21. 561.1904 CEEarthquake — China, Sichuan Province (Ms 6)· 400 deaths
  22. 562.1314 CEEarthquake — China, Hebei: Shexian (Ms 6)· 340 deaths
  23. 563.1852 CEEarthquake — China, Ningxia (Ms 6)· 300 deaths
  24. 564.1792 CEEarthquake — China, Sichuan Province: N Of Qianning (Ms 6)· 205 deaths
  25. 565.1932 CEEarthquake — China, Sichuan Province (Ms 6)· 200 deaths
  26. 566.1829 CEEarthquake — China, Shandong Province (Ms 6)· 200 deaths
  27. 567.1803 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province (Ms 6)· 200 deaths
  28. 568.1793 CEEarthquake — China, Sichuan Province: Near Qianning (Ms 6)· 200 deaths
  29. 569.1940 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province (Ms 6)· 181 deaths
  30. 570.1941 CEEarthquake — China, Heilongjiang Province (Ms 6)· 132 deaths
  31. 571.1839 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province (Ms 6)· 129 deaths
  32. 572.1761 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province (Ms 6)· 120 deaths
  33. 573.1936 CEEarthquake — China, Gansu Province (Ms 6)· 115 deaths
  34. 574.1935 CEEarthquake — China, Sichuan Province (Ms 6)· 100 deaths
  35. 575.1839 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province (Ms 6)· 100 deaths
  36. 576.2013 CEEarthquake — China, Gansu: Dingxi, Min (Mw 6)· 95 deaths
  37. 577.1885 CEEarthquake — China, Gansu Province (Ms 6)· 80 deaths
  38. 578.1755 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province (Ms 6)· 70 deaths
  39. 579.1761 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province (Ms 6)· 50 deaths
  40. 580.1898 CEEarthquake — China, Xinjiang (Ms 6)· 47 deaths
  41. 581.1930 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province (Ms 6)· 42 deaths
  42. 582.1837 CEEarthquake — China, Gansu Province (Ms 6)· 37 deaths
  43. 583.1750 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province (Ms 6)· 37 deaths
  44. 584.1785 CEEarthquake — China, Gansu Province: Huihuipu (Ms 6)· 36 deaths
  45. 585.1634 CEEarthquake — China, Gansu Province: Xihe (Ms 6)· 30 deaths
  46. 586.1996 CEEarthquake — China, Nei Mongol: Baotou, Beijing, Hohhot (Mw 6)· 23 deaths
  47. 587.1941 CEEarthquake — China, Sichuan Province (Ms 6)· 15 deaths
  48. 588.2003 CEEarthquake — China, Xinjiang: Zhaosu (Mw 6)· 11 deaths
  49. 589.2008 CEEarthquake — China, Sichuan Province (Mw 6)· 8 deaths
  50. 590.1932 CEEarthquake — China, Hubei Province (Ms 6)· 6 deaths
  51. 591.2008 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province (Mw 6)· 5 deaths
  52. 592.1748 CEEarthquake — China, Sichuan Province (Ms 6)· 5 deaths
  53. 593.2008 CEEarthquake — China, Sichuan Province (Mw 6)· 4 deaths
  54. 594.1935 CEEarthquake — China, Sichuan Province (Ms 6)· 2 deaths
  55. 595.1929 CEEarthquake — China, Nei Mongol (Ms 6)· 2 deaths
  56. 596.1861 CEEarthquake — China, Liaoning Province (Ms 6)· 2 deaths
  57. 597.2020 CEEarthquake — China, Xinjiang Province (Mw 6)· 1 deaths
  58. 598.2016 CEEarthquake — China, N. Xinjiang: Urumqi (Mw 6)· 1 deaths
  59. 599.1934 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province (Ms 6)· 1 deaths
  60. 600.2020 CEEarthquake — 104 km ENE of Kashgar, China (Mww 6)

Other countries:

← All natural disasters

🗺️ View on interactive map