List of earthquakes in Sichuan explained

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

Earthquakes with magnitude of 7.0 or greater

NameMagnitude/MsDateEpicenterCause
1786 Kangding-Luding earthquake7.81 June 1786
2nd 1786 Luding earthquake7.010 June 1786
1816 Luhuo earthquake7.51816Luhuo County in Garzê
1850 Xichang earthquake7.51850
1870 Batang earthquake7.31870
1923 Renda earthquake7.01923
1933 Diexi earthquake7.51933Diexi, Mao County
1948 Litang earthquake7.21948Litang County
1955 Kangding earthquake[1] 7.1 or 7.51955
1973 Luhuo earthquake7.91973
1976 Songpan-Pingwu earthquake7.21976
2008 Sichuan earthquake8.012 May 2008 Longmenshan Fault
2013 Ya'an earthquake7.020 April 2013 Longmenshan Fault
2017 Jiuzhaigou earthquake7.08 August 2017

Earthquakes registering magnitudes between 6.0 and 6.9

NameMagnitude/MsDateEpicenterCause
Mabian earthquake6.01935
Huili earthquake6.751955Huili County and Yuzha Township (魚鮓鄉)
1975 Dardo Jiulong earthquake6.21975
1981 Dawu earthquake6.91981
Garzê earthquake6.01982
Batang earthquake6.71989
Yajiang earthquake6.02001Yajiang County
2008 Panzhihua earthquake6.130 August 2008
2014 Kangding earthquake6.322 November 2014
2019 Changning earthquake6.017 June 2019
2021 Luxian earthquake6.016 September 2021
2022 Ya'an earthquake6.11 June 2022 Longmenshan Fault
2022 Luding earthquake6.65 September 2022 Xianshuihe fault system

See also

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