1985 Luquan earthquake explained

1985 Luquan earthquake
Timestamp:	1985-04-18 05:52:55
Isc-Event:	527818
Anss-Url:	iscgem527818
Local-Time:	13:52:55
Magnitude:	6.3
Depth:	5 km
Location:	25.926°N 102.871°W
Countries Affected:	China
Casualties:	22 killed, more than 300 injured

The 1985 Luquan earthquake occurred on April 18, 1985, at 13:52 local time (05:52 UTC). The epicenter was near Luquan County, Yunnan, China. Research showed that the source of this earthquake was Zeyi Fault (则邑断层). Twenty-two people were killed and more than 300 injured in this earthquake.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• List of earthquakes in Yunnan
• List of earthquakes in China

Notes and References

1. Web site: 国家地震科学数据共享中心 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004102624/http://www.csi.ac.cn/manage/html/4028861611c5c2ba0111c5c558b00001/zhenli/liuying/zhenli/html/zhenli056.htm . dead . 2011-10-04 . Csi.ac.cn . 2010-08-12 .
2. Web site: Significant Earthquakes of the World . . 2010-01-05 . 2010-08-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121014051717/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1985.php . 2012-10-14 .