December 14, 2002 Earthquake: Yumne, Gansu Province, China
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Yumne, Gansu Province, China on December 14, 2002 at 13:27:29 UTC, 22 km below the surface. It killed 2 people.
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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
- December 14, 2002
- Time
- 13:27:29 UTC
- Place
- Yumne, Gansu Province, China
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 22 km (14 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 39.736° N, 97.443° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 13,380
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.
Two people killed and 13,380 houses, 5 highways and 3 bridges damaged in the Yumen area. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
More
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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 5667.