1933 Diexi earthquake
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| UTC time | 1933-08-25 07:50:32 |
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| ISC event | 905779 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | August 25, 1933 |
| Local time | 15:50:32 |
| Magnitude | 7.3 Mw [1] |
| Depth | 15 km (9 mi) [1] |
| Epicenter | 32°01′N 103°41′E / 32.01°N 103.68°E [1] (Diexi, Mao County, Szechwan) |
| Areas affected | Republic of China |
| Total damage | Extreme [2] |
| Max. intensity | X (Extreme) [2] |
| Casualties | 6,865–9,300 dead [3] 1,925 injured [3] |
The 1933 Diexi earthquake occurred in Diexi, Mao County, Szechwan, Republic of China on August 25 with a moment magnitude of 7.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). With up to 9,300 killed, this was the deadliest earthquake of 1933.
This earthquake destroyed the town of Diexi and surrounding villages, and caused many landslides, and killed about 9,000 people.[4] The old town of Diexi sank into the landslide dam-created Diexi Lake.
See also
- 2008 Sichuan earthquake
- List of earthquakes in 1933
- List of earthquakes in China
- List of earthquakes in Sichuan
References
- ^ a b c ISC (2016), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2012), Version 3.0, International Seismological Centre
- ^ a b National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS), Significant Earthquake Database, National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
- ^ a b USGS (September 4, 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey
- ^ Highfield, Roger (12 May 2008), "Chinese earthquake linked to mountain building", The Daily Telegraph
External links
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
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