Significant earthquakes of 2005

July 25, 2005 Earthquake: Daqing, China

July 25, 2005 · M4.7 · 1 death

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Daqing, China on July 25, 2005 at 15:43:41 UTC, 48 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.

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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
July 25, 2005
Time
15:43:41 UTC
Place
Daqing, China
Magnitude
4.7 (Ms)
Focal depth
48 km (30 mi)
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
46.827° N, 125.058° E
Country
China

The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
12

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.

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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 6763.