Earthquake affecting China and Mongolia
The 1931 Fuyun earthquake (富蕴地震) occurred on August 10 at 21:18 UTC. The epicenter was near Fuyun County of northern Xinjiang, China. It was a 8.0 earthquake and had a surface rupture of 171 km with a maximal horizontal displacement of 14 m along the Koktokay-Ertai fault zone (可可托海-二台断裂带). The Koktokay-Ertai fault has a slip rate of 4±2 mm per year. The rupture of this earthquake was caused by right-lateral strike-slip movement with normal component. The rupture is well preserved and becomes one of the main features of the Koktokay National Geopark (可可托海国家地质公园) located in Koktokay.
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Historical |
- 1290 Chihli (Inner Mongolia)
- 1303 Hongdong, Shanxi
- 1556 Shaanxi
- 1604 Quanzhou, Fujian
- 1605 Guangdong
- 1626 Lingqiu, Shanxi
- 1654 Tianshui, Gansu
- 1668 Tangcheng, Shandong
- 1679 Beijing, Hebei
- 1695 Linfen, Shanxi
- 1709 Zhongwei
- 1718 Tongwei, Gansu
- 1739 Yinchuan–Pingluo, Ningxia
- 1786 Kangding-Luding, Sichuan
- 1815 Pinglu, Shanxi
- 1830 Cixian, Hebei
- 1833 Kunming, Yunnan
- 1850 Xichang, Sichuan
- 1879 Wudu, Gansu
- 1889 Chilik, Xinjiang
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20th century |
- 1902 Kashgar, Xinjiang
- 1906 Manas, Xinjiang
- 1918 Shantou, Guangdong
- 1920 Haiyuan, Ningxia
- 1923 Renda, Sichuan
- 1925 Dali, Yunnan
- 1927 Gulang, Gansu
- 1931 Fuyun, Xinjiang
- 1932 Changma
- 1933 Diexi, Sichuan
- 1937 Heze, Shandong
- 1947 Assam
- 1948 Litang, Sichuan
- 1950 Assam–Tibet
- 1952 Damxung
- 1955 Kangding, Sichuan
- 1955 Yuzha, Sichuan
- 1966 Xingtai, Hebei
- 1969 Bohai Sea
- 1969 Yangjiang, Guangdong
- 1970 Tonghai, Yunnan
- 1973 Luhuo, Sichuan
- 1974 Zhaotong, Yunnan
- 1975 Haicheng, Liaoning
- 1976 Longling, Yunnan
- 1976 Tangshan, Hebei
- 1976 Songpan–Pingwu, Sichuan
- 1981 Dawu, Sichuan
- 1983 Heze, Shandong
- 1985 Luquan, Yunnan
- 1985 Wuqia, Xinjiang
- 1988 Lancang–Gengma, Yunnan
- 1990 Gonghe, Qinghai
- 1994 Taiwan Strait
- 1995 Menglian, Yunnan
- 1995 Wuding, Yunnan
- 1996 Lijiang, Yunnan
- 1996 Baotou, Inner Mongolia
- 1997 Jiashi, Xinjiang
- 1997 Manyi, Tibet
- 1998 Zhangbei
- 1998 Ninglang, Yunnan
- 2000 Yunnan
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21st century |
- 2001 Kunlun
- 2003 Bachu, Xinjiang
- 2003 Dayao
- 2003 Zhaosu, Xinjiang
- 2005 Ruichang, Jiangxi
- 2006 Yanjin, Yunnan
- 2008 Sichuan
- 2008 Yingjiang, Yunnan
- 2008 Panzhihua, Sichuan
- 2008 Damxung, Tibet
- 2009 Xinjiang
- 2009 Yunnan
- 2010 Yushu, Qinghai
- 2011 Yunnan
- 2011 Myanmar
- 2012 Yangzhou, Jiangsu
- 2012 Zhaotong, Yunnan
- 2013 Lushan, Sichuan
- 2013 Dingxi, Gansu
- 2014 Yutian, Xinjiang
- 2014 Yingjiang, Yunnan
- 2014 Ludian, Yunnan
- 2014 Jinggu, Yunnan
- 2014 Kangding, Sichuan
- 2015 Pishan, Xinjiang
- 2017 Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan
- 2017 Jinghe, Xinjiang
- 2019 Changning, Sichuan
- 2020 Kashgar, Xinjiang
- 2020 Qiaojia, Yunnan
- 2021 Dali, Yunnan
- 2021 Maduo, Qinghai
- 2021 Luxian, Sichuan
- 2022 Menyuan, Qinghai
- 2022 Ya'an, Sichuan
- 2022 Luding, Sichuan
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† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year |