1933 Diexi earthquake

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1933 Diexi earthquake
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UTC  time1933-08-25 07:50:32
ISC  event 905779
USGS-ANSS ComCat
Local dateAugust 25, 1933 (1933-08-25)
Local time15:50:32
Magnitude7.3 Mw [1]
Depth15 km (9 mi) [1]
Epicenter 32°01′N103°41′E / 32.01°N 103.68°E / 32.01; 103.68 [1]
(Diexi, Mao County, Sichuan)
Areas affected Republic of China
Total damageExtreme [2]
Max. intensity MMI X (Extreme) [2]
Casualties6,865–9,300 dead [3]
1,925 injured [3]

The 1933 Diexi earthquake occurred in Diexi, Mao County, Sichuan, 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 in 1933.

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This earthquake destroyed the town of Diexi and surrounding villages, and caused many landslides. [4] The old town of Diexi was submerged in landslide dam-created Diexi Lake.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 ISC (2016), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2012), Version 3.0, International Seismological Centre
  2. 1 2 National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
  3. 1 2 PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey, September 4, 2009
  4. ↑ Highfield, Roger (12 May 2008), "Chinese earthquake linked to mountain building", The Daily Telegraph


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