October 27, 2001 Earthquake: Yongsheng, Yunnan Province, China
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Yongsheng, Yunnan Province, China on October 27, 2001 at 05:35:39 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- October 27, 2001
- Time
- 05:35:39 UTC
- Place
- Yongsheng, Yunnan Province, China
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 26.316° N, 100.648° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 220
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 3,400
- Houses damaged
- 3,400
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.
At least one person killed, 220 injured and at least 3,400
buildings destroyed in the Yongsheng area. (reference #1250)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- March 16, 1925, Talifu, Yunnan Province, China
- July 13, 1652, Midu, Yunnan Province, China
- September 9, 1680, Yunnan Province, China
- May 25, 1751, Yunnan Province, China
- February 3, 1996, Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China
- October 23, 1515, Dali, Yunnan Province, China
- June 14, 1688, Yunnan Province, China
- February 23, 1839, Yunnan Province, China
- June 27, 1948, Yunnan Province, China
- June 17, 1515, Heqing, Yunnan Province, China
- February 7, 1839, Yunnan Province, China
- October 23, 1995, Wuding, Yunnan Province, China
- August 7, 1878, Yunnan Province, China
- August 30, 2008, Sichuan Province, China
- April 2, 1586, Weishan, 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 5611.