2005 Ruichang earthquake

2005 Ruichang earthquake

Date	28 November 2005 (2005-11-28)
Magnitude	5.2 to 5.7 M_s
Epicenter	29°39′25″N 115°43′01″E / 29.657°N 115.717°E / 29.657; 115.717Coordinates: 29°39′25″N 115°43′01″E / 29.657°N 115.717°E / 29.657; 115.717 (Ruichang, Jiangxi)
Areas affected	China
Casualties	at least 14 killed

The 2005 Ruichang earthquake occurred at 8:49 am local time on 26 November in Ruichang, Jiangxi, China. Reports from different authorities of the earthquake's Richter magnitude ranged from 5.2 to 5.7. At least fourteen people died, including five in Ruichang, seven in neighboring Jiujiang, and two across the river in Wuxue, Hubei. At least 370 people were injured, including twenty seriously so. Hundreds of buildings were destroyed and thousands damaged. Residents temporarily fled homes, businesses, and even hospitals for fear of aftershocks. Local temperatures were mild at the time, around 10 °C. Shockwaves were felt as far away as Shangrao, Changsha, and Wuhan.

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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

← Earthquakes in 2005 →

Zarand† (6.4, Feb 22) Fukuoka (6.6, Mar 20) Sumatra† (8.6, Mar 28) Tarapacá (7.9, Jun 13) Miyagi (7.2, Aug 16) Peru (7.5, Sep 25) Kashmir†‡ (7.6, Oct 8) Qeshm (6.0, Nov 27) Ruichang (5.2, Nov 28) Lake Tanganyika (6.8, Dec 5) Hindu Kush (6.5, Dec 12)

† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year

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