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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. 181.1917 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province (Ms 6.8)· 1,800 deaths
  2. 182.1751 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province (Ms 6.8)· 900 deaths
  3. 183.1893 CEEarthquake — China, Sichuan Province (Ms 6.8)· 288 deaths
  4. 184.1568 CEEarthquake — China, Shaanxi Province: Xian (Ms 6.8)· 200 deaths
  5. 185.1981 CEEarthquake — China, Sichuan Province (Ms 6.8)· 150 deaths
  6. 186.1948 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province (Ms 6.8)· 110 deaths
  7. 187.1942 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province: Simao (Ms 6.8)· 90 deaths
  8. 188.1893 CEEarthquake — China, Xinjiang (Ms 6.8)· 90 deaths
  9. 189.1975 CEEarthquake — India, Kashmir: Kinnaur District (Ms 6.8)· 47 deaths
  10. 190.1995 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province: Lancang, Menglian, Thailand (Mw 6.8)· 11 deaths
  11. 191.1995 CEEarthquake — 158 km W of Jinghong, China (Mw 6.8)
  12. 192.1981 CEEarthquake — 131 km NW of Kangding, China (Ms 6.8)
  13. 193.1975 CEEarthquake — 120 km E of Man?li, India (Ms 6.8)
  14. 194.1974 CEEarthquake — 72 km WSW of Xunchang, China (Ms 6.8)
  15. 195.1967 CEEarthquake — China, Sichuan Province (Ms 6.8)
  16. 196.1966 CEEarthquake — 34 km NW of Nangong, China (Mw 6.8)
  17. 197.1962 CEEarthquake — China, Qinghai Province (Ms 6.8)
  18. 198.1961 CEEarthquake — China, Xinjiang (Ms 6.8)
  19. 199.1960 CEEarthquake — China, Sichuan Province (Ms 6.8)
  20. 200.1955 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province (Ms 6.8)
  21. 201.1952 CEEarthquake — China, Sichuan Province (Ms 6.8)
  22. 202.1946 CEEarthquake — 40 km ESE of Chaihe, China (Mw 6.8)
  23. 203.1936 CEEarthquake — 24 km SSW of Linxia Chengguanzhen, China (Mw 6.8)
  24. 204.1936 CEEarthquake — China, Gansu Province (Ms 6.8)
  25. 205.1936 CEEarthquake — China, Guangxi Province (Ms 6.8)
  26. 206.1936 CEEarthquake — China, Sichuan Province (Ms 6.8)
  27. 207.1720 CEEarthquake — China, Hebei Province (Ms 6.8)
  28. 208.1573 CEEarthquake — China, Gansu Province: Minxian (Ms 6.8)
  29. 209.1484 CEEarthquake — China, Beijing (Ms 6.8)
  30. 210.1067 CEEarthquake — China, Guangdong Province (Ms 6.8)
  31. 211.138 CEEarthquake — China, Gansu Province (Ms 6.8)
  32. 212.1944 CEEarthquake — 212 km ENE of Burang, China (Mw 6.78)
  33. 213.1961 CEEarthquake — 164 km ENE of Kashgar, China (Mw 6.77)
  34. 214.1937 CEEarthquake — 28 km W of Heze, China (Mw 6.74)
  35. 215.1950 CEEarthquake — 26 km NNE of K?ng Tung, Myanmar (Mw 6.71)
  36. 216.2015 CEEarthquake — 21 km SSE of Kod?ri??, Nepal (Mww 6.7)
  37. 217.2008 CEEarthquake — 221 km NE of Jumla, Nepal (Mwc 6.7)
  38. 218.2008 CEEarthquake — 131 km SE of Nookat, Kyrgyzstan (Mwc 6.7)
  39. 219.2008 CEEarthquake — China, Tibet (Xizang Province) (Mw 6.7)
  40. 220.1976 CEEarthquake — 94 km NNW of Jiangyou, China (Ms 6.7)
  41. 221.1974 CEEarthquake — 220 km SW of Altai, Mongolia (Ms 6.7)
  42. 222.1974 CEEarthquake — Mongolia (Ms 6.7)
  43. 223.1966 CEEarthquake — 138 km NE of Josh?math, India (Mw 6.7)
  44. 224.1963 CEEarthquake — Southern Qinghai, China (Mw 6.7)
  45. 225.1955 CEEarthquake — 11 km SE of Dadukou, China (Mw 6.7)
  46. 226.1941 CEEarthquake — 172 km ENE of Lashio, Myanmar (Mw 6.7)
  47. 227.1936 CEEarthquake — 93 km SSW of Luocheng, China (Mw 6.7)
  48. 228.1930 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province: (Mw 6.7)
  49. 229.1952 CEEarthquake — 104 km N of K?ng Tung, Myanmar (Mw 6.68)
  50. 230.1947 CEEarthquake — 249 km N of Saga, China (Mw 6.68)
  51. 231.1930 CEEarthquake — 129 km ENE of Myitkyina, Myanmar (Mw 6.66)
  52. 232.1919 CEEarthquake — 33 km SW of Kashgar, China (Mw 6.66)
  53. 233.1944 CEEarthquake — 27 km WSW of Langtoucun, China (Mw 6.64)
  54. 234.1906 CEEarthquake — 78 km ESE of Xinyuan, China (Mw 6.64)
  55. 235.1952 CEEarthquake — 59 km N of Xichang, China (Mw 6.62)
  56. 236.1921 CEEarthquake — 20 km WNW of Zhicheng, China (Mw 6.62)
  57. 237.1922 CEEarthquake — southern Xinjiang, China (Mw 6.61)
  58. 238.1996 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province: Lijiang (Mw 6.6)· 322 deaths
  59. 239.2013 CEEarthquake — China, Sichuan Province: Longmen (Mw 6.6)· 196 deaths
  60. 240.2022 CEEarthquake — China, Sichuan Province (Mw 6.6)· 118 deaths

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