List of earthquakes in Sichuan

This is a list of earthquakes occurring in Sichuan province. For the recent devastating earthquake with epicentre in Wenchuan county, see 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

The Sichuan province of China has seen many earthquakes, the most recent of which occurred in 2014.

Earthquakes with magnitude of 7.0 or greater

NameMagnitude/MsDateEpicenterCause
1st 1786 Garzê earthquake7.81 June 1786Dardo (康定縣) and Luding County (瀘定縣)
2nd 1786 Garzê earthquake7.010 June 1786Luding County (瀘定縣) in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (甘孜藏族自治州)
1816 Luhuo earthquake7.51816Luhuo County (爐霍縣) in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (甘孜藏族自治州)
Xichang earthquake7.51850Xichang (西昌市) in the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Region (涼山彝族自治州)
1933 Diexi earthquake7.51933Diexi, Mao County (茂縣)
1955 Dardo Zheduo earthquake7.51955Dardo (康定縣) and Zheduo Dyke (折多塘)
1955 Kangding earthquake [1]7.11955Dardo (康定縣)
1973 Luhuo earthquake7.91973Luhuo County (爐霍縣)
1976 Songpan-Pingwu earthquake7.21976Songpan County (松潘縣) and Pingwu County (平武縣)
2008 Sichuan earthquake8.0 12 May 2008 Wenchuan County (汶川縣)Longmenshan Fault
2013 Ya'an earthquake7.0 20 April 2013 Ya'an (雅安市)Longmenshan Fault
Earthquake damage in Beichuan
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Earthquakes registering magnitudes between 6.0 and 6.9

NameMagnitude/MsDateEpicenterCause
Mabian earthquake6.01935Leshan (樂山市) in the Mabian Yi Autonomous County (馬邊彝族自治縣)
Huili earthquake6.751955Huili County (會理縣) and Yuzha Township (魚鮓鄉)
1975 Dardo Jiulong earthquake6.21975Dardo (康定縣) and Jiulong County (爐霍縣)
1981 Dawu earthquake6.91981Dawu County (道孚縣)
Garzê earthquake6.01982Garzê County (甘孜縣)
Batang earthquake6.71989Batang County (巴塘縣)
Yajiang earthquake6.02001Yajiang County (雅江)
2008 Panzhihua earthquake6.1 30 August 2008 Panzhihua (攀枝花市)
2014 Kangding earthquake6.3 22 November 2014 Kangding (康定縣)
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References

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