1933 Diexi earthquake

1933 Diexi earthquake

Date	August 25, 1933 (1933-08-25)
Origin time	7:50:33 UTC ^[1]
Magnitude	7.3 M_w ^[1]
Depth	15 km (9 mi) ^[1]
Epicenter	32°01′N 103°41′W / 32.01°N 103.68°W / 32.01; -103.68Coordinates: 32°01′N 103°41′W / 32.01°N 103.68°W / 32.01; -103.68 ^[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.

References

1 2 3 4 ISC (2016), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009), Version 3.0, International Seismological Centre
1 2 National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS), Significant Earthquake Database, National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1 2 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

Earthquakes in China

Historical	1290 Chihli (Inner Mongolia) 1303 Hongdong 1556 Shaanxi 1786 Kangding-Luding, Sichuan 1879 Gansu

Contemporary	1918 Shantou, Guangdong 1920 Haiyuan, Ningxia 1925 Dali, Yunnan 1927 Gulang, Gansu 1931 Fuyun, Xinjiang 1932 Changma 1933 Diexi, Sichuan 1947 Assam 1948 Litang, Sichuan 1950 Assam – Tibet 1955 Yuzha, Sichuan 1966 Xingtai, Hebei 1969 Bohai Sea 1969 Yangjiang, Guangdong 1970 Tonghai, Yunnan 1974 Zhaotong, Yunnan 1975 Haicheng, Liaoning 1976 Tangshan, Hebei 1976 Songpan–Pingwu, Sichuan 1981 Dawu, Sichuan 1985 Luquan, Yunnan 1985 Wuqia, Xinjiang 1994 Taiwan Strait 1995 Wuding, Yunnan 1996 Lijiang, Yunnan 1996 Baotou, Inner Mongolia 1997 Jiashi, Xinjiang 1997 Manyi, Tibet 1998 Ninglang, Yunnan 2000 Yunnan 2001 Kunlun 2003 Bachu, Xinjiang 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 Burma 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

By province	Sichuan

Organizations	China Meteorological Administration China Earthquake Administration China Earthquake Networks Center China Geological Survey

← Earthquakes in 1933 →

Sanriku (8.4, Mar 2) † Long Beach (6.4, Mar 10) † Diexi (7.3 Aug 25) †‡ Baffin Bay (7.7, Nov 20)

† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year

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1933 Diexi earthquake

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