2000 Yunnan earthquake

2000 Yunnan earthquake

Date	January 14, 2000 (2000-01-14)
Magnitude	5.9 M_w
Epicenter	25°37′N 101°04′E / 25.61°N 101.06°E / 25.61; 101.06Coordinates: 25°37′N 101°04′E / 25.61°N 101.06°E / 25.61; 101.06
Areas affected	China
Casualties	7 killed 2,528 injured 92,479 displaced

The 2000 Yunnan earthquake occurred on January 14 at 23:37 UTC, in Yunnan, China. The earthquake killed 7 people, and caused much damage in central Yunnan Province.

The quake was moderate, with a magnitude of 5.9; however, it left 2,528 injured, 92,479 homeless and destroyed over 41,000 homes.^[1]

It was preceded by a magnitude 5.5 foreshock at 22:09, and a 4.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in the same area on 26 January.

References

↑ "Today In Earthquake History: January 14". USGS. 2008-07-16. Retrieved 2008-11-05.

← Earthquakes in 2000 →

Kipawa (5.2, Jan 1) Yunnan (5.9, Jan 14) Enggano (7.9, Jun 4) Iceland (6.6, Jun 17; 6.5, Jun 21) Nicaragua (5.4, July 6) Yountville (5.1, Sep 20) Tottori (6.7, Oct 6) New Ireland (8.0, Nov 16) Baku (7.0, Nov 25) Turkmenistan (7.0, Dec 6)

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 China earthquake

By province	Sichuan

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

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