1995 Wuding earthquake

Natural disaster in Yunnan, China 1995 Wuding earthquake 1995-10-23 22:46:53 80358 iscgem80358 1995 10 24 06:46:53 CST China w y 6.2 10 km 26.003 N 102.227 E China 53 dead The 1995 Wuding earthquake occurred on October 23, 1995, at 22:46 UTC (October 24, 1995, at 06:46 local time). The epicenter was located near Fenduo Village (芬多村), Fawo Township (发窝乡) of the Wuding County, Yunnan, China. The magnitude of the earthquake was put at w y 6.2, or s y 6.5. Fifty-three people were reported dead and 13,903 injured.http://data.earthquake.cn/data/zhenli/zeren/html/zhenli151.htm 国家地震科学数据共享中心 2011-07-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20120328090250/http://data.earthquake.cn/data/zhenli/zeren/html/zhenli151.htm 2012-03-28 dead Many houses and public buildings were damaged, including the Fawo Middle School (发窝中学) and the Fawo Township Office.http://nj.xxgk.yn.gov.cn/canton_model1/newsview.aspx?id=711313 镇沅县和平乡政府信息公开网站 nj.xxgk.yn.gov.cn 22 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20120328090247/http://nj.xxgk.yn.gov.cn/canton_model1/newsview.aspx?id=711313 28 March 2012 dead This earthquake could be felt in southwestern Sichuan.https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1995.php Significant Earthquakes of the World United States Geological Survey October 30, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110608020600/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1995.php June 8, 2011 See also List of earthquakes in 1995 List of earthquakes in Yunnan List of earthquakes in China References External links 80358 Category:1995 earthquakes Category:Earthquakes in Yunnan Category:Geography of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture