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List of earthquakes in Sichuan

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This is a list of earthquakes that occurred in Sichuan province of China.

Earthquakes with magnitude of 7.0 or greater

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Name Magnitude/Ms Date Epicenter Cause
1786 Kangding-Luding earthquake 7.8 1 June 1786 Kangding and Luding County
2nd 1786 Luding earthquake 7.0 10 June 1786 Luding County in Garzê
1816 Luhuo earthquake 7.5 1816 Luhuo County in Garzê
1850 Xichang earthquake 7.5 1850 Xichang in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture
1870 Batang earthquake 7.3 1870 Batang in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
1923 Renda earthquake 7.0 1923 Luhuo County in Garzê
1933 Diexi earthquake 7.5 1933 Diexi, Mao County
1948 Litang earthquake 7.2 1948 Litang County
1955 Kangding earthquake[1] 7.1 or 7.5 1955 Kangding
1973 Luhuo earthquake 7.9 1973 Luhuo County
1976 Songpan-Pingwu earthquake 7.2 1976 Songpan County and Pingwu County
2008 Sichuan earthquake 8.0 12 May 2008 Wenchuan County Longmenshan Fault
2013 Ya'an earthquake 7.0 20 April 2013 Ya'an Longmenshan Fault
2017 Jiuzhaigou earthquake 7.0 8 August 2017 Zhangzha Town in the Jiuzhaigou County
Earthquake damage in Beichuan

Earthquakes registering magnitudes between 6.0 and 6.9

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Name Magnitude/Ms Date Epicenter Cause
Mabian earthquake 6.0 1935 Mabian County
Huili earthquake 6.75 1955 Huili County and Yuzha Township (魚鮓鄉)
1975 Dardo Jiulong earthquake 6.2 1975 Kangding and Jiulong County
1981 Dawu earthquake 6.9 1981 Dawu County
Garzê earthquake 6.0 1982 Garzê County
Batang earthquake 6.7 1989 Batang County
Yajiang earthquake 6.0 2001 Yajiang County
2008 Panzhihua earthquake 6.1 30 August 2008 Panzhihua
2014 Kangding earthquake 6.3 22 November 2014 Kangding
2019 Changning earthquake 6.0 17 June 2019 Changning County
2021 Luxian earthquake 6.0 16 September 2021 Lu County
2022 Ya'an earthquake 6.1 1 June 2022 Ya'an Longmenshan Fault
2022 Luding earthquake 6.6 5 September 2022 Luding County Xianshuihe fault system

See also

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References

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