July 11, 1995 Earthquake: Lancang, Menglian, Thailand, Yunnan Province, China, Myanmar
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Lancang, Menglian, Thailand, Yunnan Province, China, Myanmar on July 11, 1995 at 21:46:42 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 11 people.
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The earthquake
- Date
- July 11, 1995
- Time
- 21:46:42 UTC
- Place
- Lancang, Menglian, Thailand, Yunnan Province, China, Myanmar
- Magnitude
- 6.8 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 21.946° N, 99.172° E
- Country
- Myanmar
The toll
- Deaths
- 11
- Injuries
- 136
- Damage
- $36.1 million
- Houses destroyed
- 100,000
- Houses damaged
- 100,000
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Eleven people killed, 136 injured, more than 100,000 houses destroyed and 42,000 damaged in the Lancang-Menglian-Ximeng area, China. Some buildings also damaged in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai Provinces, Thailand. (reference #1053)
1995-07-11 21:46:41.95 UTC, 21.946 N 99.172 E, magnitude 6.79 Mw (reference #10476, v.11)
$36.1 million damage. (reference #1250)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 6, 1988, Yunnan Province, China
- March 24, 2011, Tachilek, Thailand, Myanmar
- February 1, 1942, Simao, Yunnan Province, China
- May 7, 1989, Gengma, Lancang, Menglian, Yunnan Province, China
- February 2, 1950, Yunnan Province, China
- June 19, 1952, Yunnan Province, China
- December 26, 1941, Yunnan Province, China
- December 8, 1952, Yunnan Province, China
- May 14, 1938, Yunnan Province, China
- November 6, 1988, Yunnan Province, China
- January 25, 2005, Simao, Yunnan Province, China
- March 1, 2015, Cangyuan, Gengma, Yunnan Province, China
- May 16, 1941, Yunnan Province, China
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5414.