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Natural Disasters in People's Republic of China

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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. 121.1915 CEEarthquake — China, Tibet (Xizang Province) (Ms 7)· 170 deaths
  2. 122.814 CEEarthquake — China, Sichuan Province: Xichang (Ms 7)· 101 deaths
  3. 123.734 CEEarthquake — China, Gansu Province: Tianshui (Ms 7)· 101 deaths
  4. 124.1515 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province: Heqing (Ms 7)· 100 deaths
  5. 125.2024 CEEarthquake — China, Xinjiang Province, Kazakhstan (Mw 7)· 3 deaths
  6. 126.2024 CEEarthquake — 128 km WNW of Aykol, China (Mww 7)
  7. 127.1985 CEEarthquake — 66 km W of Kashgar, China (Mw 7)
  8. 128.1976 CEEarthquake — 152 km ENE of Bhamo, Myanmar (Ms 7)
  9. 129.1975 CEEarthquake — 6 km E of Dashiqiao, China (Mw 7)
  10. 130.1963 CEEarthquake — China, Qinghai Province (Ms 7)
  11. 131.1955 CEEarthquake — China, Xinjiang Province (Ms 7)
  12. 132.1954 CEEarthquake — China, Nei Mongol (Ms 7)
  13. 133.1950 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province (Ms 7)
  14. 134.1944 CEEarthquake — China, Xinjiang (Ms 7)
  15. 135.1941 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province (Ms 7)
  16. 136.1941 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province (Ms 7)
  17. 137.1923 CEEarthquake — 184 km NW of Kangding, China (Mw 7)
  18. 138.1842 CEEarthquake — China, Xinjiang Province (Ms 7)
  19. 139.1600 CEEarthquake — China, Guangdong Province (Ms 7)
  20. 140.1352 CEEarthquake — China, Gansu Province (Ms 7)
  21. 141.1125 CEEarthquake — China, Gansu Province (Ms 7)
  22. 142.946 CEVolcanic Eruption — Changbaishan, North Korea (VEI 7)
  23. 143.143 CEEarthquake — China, Gansu Province (Ms 7)
  24. 144.1937 CEEarthquake — 24 km W of Heze, China (Mw 6.99)
  25. 145.1920 CEEarthquake — 139 km ENE of Baiyin, China (Mw 6.99)
  26. 146.1954 CEEarthquake — 66 km E of Zhangye, China (Mw 6.98)
  27. 147.1917 CEEarthquake — 42 km W of Xunchang, China (Mw 6.96)
  28. 148.1955 CEEarthquake — 114 km WNW of Kashgar, China (Mw 6.94)
  29. 149.1950 CEEarthquake — 23 km NNE of K?ng Tung, Myanmar (Mw 6.93)
  30. 150.1955 CEEarthquake — 132 km WNW of Kashgar, China (Mw 6.92)
  31. 151.1941 CEEarthquake — 80 km N of K?ng Tung, Myanmar (Mw 6.92)
  32. 152.1925 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province: Talifu (Mw 6.9)· 5,800 deaths
  33. 153.2010 CEEarthquake — China, Qinghai Province: Yushu (Mw 6.9)· 2,968 deaths
  34. 154.2011 CEEarthquake — India, Sikkim, Nepal, China, Bhutan (Mw 6.9)· 127 deaths
  35. 155.1990 CEEarthquake — China, Qinghai Province: Ganghe-Xinghai (Ms 6.9)· 126 deaths
  36. 156.2014 CEEarthquake — China, Xinjiang Province: Yutian (Mw 6.9)
  37. 157.2014 CEEarthquake — 272 km ESE of Hotan, China (Mww 6.9)
  38. 158.2011 CEEarthquake — 43 km NW of Mangan, India (Mww 6.9)
  39. 159.2010 CEEarthquake — 15 km SSW of Kraskino, Russia (Mwb 6.9)
  40. 160.2010 CEEarthquake — 233 km NNW of Qamdo, China (Mwc 6.9)
  41. 161.1996 CEEarthquake — 130 km ENE of Thang, India (Mwc 6.9)
  42. 162.1976 CEEarthquake — 169 km SW of Dali, China (Ms 6.9)
  43. 163.1976 CEEarthquake — 121 km NNW of Jiangyou, China (Ms 6.9)
  44. 164.1973 CEEarthquake — western Xizang (Ms 6.9)
  45. 165.1957 CEEarthquake — 54 km WSW of Dongning, China (Mw 6.9)
  46. 166.1944 CEEarthquake — 113 km SW of Kashgar, China (Mw 6.88)
  47. 167.1954 CEEarthquake — 153 km ENE of Wuwei, China (Mw 6.86)
  48. 168.1936 CEEarthquake — 92 km SSW of Luocheng, China (Mw 6.85)
  49. 169.1925 CEEarthquake — 24 km NE of Dali, China (Mw 6.85)
  50. 170.1944 CEEarthquake — 91 km E of Xinyuan, China (Mw 6.84)
  51. 171.1933 CEEarthquake — southern Xinjiang, China (Mw 6.82)
  52. 172.1913 CEEarthquake — 33 km WSW of Yuxi, China (Mw 6.82)
  53. 173.1908 CEEarthquake — 143 km WSW of Kangding, China (Mw 6.82)
  54. 174.1290 CEEarthquake — China, Nei Mongol: Ningcheng (Ms 6.8)· 100,000 deaths
  55. 175.1057 CEEarthquake — China, Beijing (Ms 6.8)· 25,000 deaths
  56. 176.1815 CEEarthquake — China, Shanxi Province (Ms 6.8)· 13,000 deaths
  57. 177.1652 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province: Midu (Ms 6.8)· 3,000 deaths
  58. 178.1680 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province (Ms 6.8)· 2,700 deaths
  59. 179.1713 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province: S Of Xundian (Ms 6.8)· 2,100 deaths
  60. 180.1887 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province (Ms 6.8)· 2,000 deaths

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