1976 Songpan-Pingwu earthquake

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1976 Songpan-Pingwu earthquake

Date	August 16, 1976 (1976-08-16)
Magnitude	7.2 M_s
Epicenter	Songpan and Pingwu, Sichuan
Countries or regions	China
Casualties	41 killed

The 1976 Songpan-Pingwu earthquake, magnitude 7.2, struck Songpan and Pingwu in Sichuan, China on August 16, 1976. A M 6.7 and a M 7.2 aftershock earthquakes hit the same area on August 22 and 23.^[1] The earthquake struck with estimated population exposures of 1,500 at intensity IX or greater and 5,700 at intensity VIII, resulting in 41 deaths.^[2]

References

↑ (Chinese) Songpan-Pingwu Earthquake, Sichuan Daily, August 11, 2006.
↑ M 6 - SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REGION, CHINA

v t e Earthquakes in China

Historical	1290 Chihli (Inner Mongolia) 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

By province	Sichuan

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

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1976 Songpan-Pingwu earthquake

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