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Natural Disasters in People's Republic of China

825 significant events · page 5/14

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. 241.2008 CEEarthquake — Kyrgyzstan, Nura (Mw 6.6)· 74 deaths
  2. 242.1896 CEEarthquake — China, Xinjiang Province: Kashgar (Ms 6.6)· 7 deaths
  3. 243.2016 CEEarthquake — China, Xinjiang Province: Kashgar (Mw 6.6)· 1 deaths
  4. 244.2022 CEEarthquake — China, Qinghai, Gansu (Mw 6.6)
  5. 245.2022 CEEarthquake — 44 km SE of Kangding, China (Mww 6.6)
  6. 246.2022 CEEarthquake — northern Qinghai, China (Mww 6.6)
  7. 247.2016 CEEarthquake — 122 km N of Murghob, Tajikistan (Mww 6.6)
  8. 248.2013 CEEarthquake — 56 km WSW of Linqiong, China (Mww 6.6)
  9. 249.1996 CEEarthquake — 47 km N of Lijiang, China (Mw 6.6)
  10. 250.1965 CEEarthquake — China, Xinjiang Province (Ms 6.6)
  11. 251.1962 CEEarthquake — northern Qinghai, China (Mw 6.6)
  12. 252.1905 CEEarthquake — 5 km SE of Namyang, North Korea (mb 6.6)
  13. 253.1924 CEEarthquake — 147 km NW of Dêqên, China (Mw 6.58)
  14. 254.1915 CEEarthquake — 34 km NNW of Tawang, India (Mw 6.56)
  15. 255.1911 CEEarthquake — 88 km ENE of Josh?math, India (Mw 6.55)
  16. 256.1944 CEEarthquake — 205 km ENE of Burang, China (Mw 6.54)
  17. 257.1922 CEEarthquake — 116 km E of Baluntaicun, China (Mw 6.54)
  18. 258.1953 CEEarthquake — 208 km NNE of Saga, China (Mw 6.53)
  19. 259.1930 CEEarthquake — 200 km S of Jiuquan, China (Mw 6.52)
  20. 260.1919 CEEarthquake — 128 km NNW of Kangding, China (Mw 6.52)
  21. 261.1219 CEEarthquake — China, Ningxia (Ms 6.5)· 10,000 deaths
  22. 262.1966 CEEarthquake — China, Hebei Province (Mw 6.5)· 8,064 deaths
  23. 263.1306 CEEarthquake — China, Ningxia: Kaicheng (Ms 6.5)· 5,000 deaths
  24. 264.1816 CEEarthquake — China, Sichuan Province (Ms 6.5)· 2,854 deaths
  25. 265.1765 CEEarthquake — China, Gansu Province: Wushan, Gangu (Ms 6.5)· 2,068 deaths
  26. 266.1799 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province (Ms 6.5)· 2,000 deaths
  27. 267.1606 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province: Jianshui (Ms 6.5)· 2,000 deaths
  28. 268.1305 CEEarthquake — China, Shanxi Province: Huairen, Datong (Ms 6.5)· 2,000 deaths
  29. 269.1763 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province (Ms 6.5)· 1,000 deaths
  30. 270.1730 CEEarthquake — China, Beijing (Ms 6.5)· 658 deaths
  31. 271.1881 CEEarthquake — China, Gansu Province (Ms 6.5)· 480 deaths
  32. 272.1811 CEEarthquake — China, Sichuan Province: E. Of Ganze (Ms 6.5)· 480 deaths
  33. 273.1738 CEEarthquake — China, Qinghai Province (Ms 6.5)· 336 deaths
  34. 274.1755 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province (Ms 6.5)· 270 deaths
  35. 275.1577 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan: Tengchong (Ms 6.5)· 170 deaths
  36. 276.1291 CEEarthquake — China, Shaanxi Province (Ms 6.5)· 150 deaths
  37. 277.1502 CEEarthquake — China, Henan Province: Pucheng (Ms 6.5)· 50 deaths
  38. 278.2017 CEEarthquake — China, Sichuan Province: Aba (Mw 6.5)· 29 deaths
  39. 279.1909 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province (Ms 6.5)· 21 deaths
  40. 280.1884 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province (Ms 6.5)· 17 deaths
  41. 281.1896 CEEarthquake — China, Xinjiang (Ms 6.5)· 7 deaths
  42. 282.1963 CEEarthquake — China, Xinjiang (Ms 6.5)· 1 deaths
  43. 283.2017 CEEarthquake — 168 km SW of Mawu, China (Mww 6.5)
  44. 284.1990 CEEarthquake — 153 km WSW of Xining, China (Mw 6.5)
  45. 285.1982 CEEarthquake — 185 km NNE of Burang, China (Ms 6.5)
  46. 286.1977 CEEarthquake — western Xizang (Ms 6.5)
  47. 287.1976 CEEarthquake — 115 km NE of Lijiang, China (Ms 6.5)
  48. 288.1966 CEEarthquake — 40 km W of Nangong, China (Mw 6.5)
  49. 289.1966 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province (Ms 6.5)
  50. 290.1965 CEEarthquake — 14 km E of Ürümqi, China (Mw 6.5)
  51. 291.1963 CEEarthquake — 144 km SSE of Uzgen, Kyrgyzstan (Mw 6.5)
  52. 292.1955 CEEarthquake — China, Xinjiang Province (Ms 6.5)
  53. 293.1952 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province (Ms 6.5)
  54. 294.1944 CEEarthquake — 67 km NNE of Murghob, Tajikistan (Mw 6.5)
  55. 295.1917 CEEarthquake — China, Fujian Province: Off Coast (Ms 6.5)
  56. 296.1915 CEEarthquake — 102 km SSE of Ak-Suu, Kyrgyzstan (Mw 6.5)
  57. 297.1913 CEEarthquake — 73 km E of Burang, China (Mw 6.5)
  58. 298.1906 CEEarthquake — China, Fujian Province (Ms 6.5)
  59. 299.1893 CEEarthquake — China, Xinjiang (Ms 6.5)
  60. 300.1789 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province: Tonghai, Huaning (Ms 6.5)

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