1833 Kunming earthquake
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| Local date | September 6, 1833 |
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| Magnitude | 8.0 Mw |
| Epicenter | 25°24′N 103°00′E / 25.400°N 103.000°E |
| Fault | Xiaojiang Fault |
| Areas affected | Kunming, Yunnan, China |
| Casualties | 6,000 dead |
The 1833 Kunming earthquake was an 8.0
Songming, approximately 50 km (31 mi) northeast of Kunming's city centre.[2] The earthquake destroyed many buildings, homes, and temples in Kunming and the nearby countryside. More than 6,000 people died as a result of the earthquake and another 80,000 were displaced.[3] The Qing government at the time provided relief to the region and used the event to strengthen its administration in the province.[4] The 1833 Kunming earthquake was the largest magnitude earthquake in Yunnan's recorded history.[5]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-7503120404.
- ISBN 9789612542412.
- ISBN 9780804751599.
- ^ "Crisis and Response: A Research on the Earthquake in Yunnan in 1833". CNKI. Kunming University.
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Further reading
- Wen, Xue-ze; Ma, Sheng-li; Xu, Xi-wei; He, Yong-nian (2008). "Historical pattern and behavior of earthquake ruptures along the eastern boundary of the Sichuan-Yunnan faulted-block, southwestern China". Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors. 168 (1–2): 16–36. ISSN 0031-9201.
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