November 26, 2005 Earthquake: Jiujiang, Ruichang, Jiangxi, China
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Jiujiang, Ruichang, Jiangxi, China on November 26, 2005 at 00:49:37 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 16 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
- November 26, 2005
- Time
- 00:49:37 UTC
- Place
- Jiujiang, Ruichang, Jiangxi, China
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 29.695° N, 115.689° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Deaths
- 16
- Injuries
- 8,000
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 150,000
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.
At least 16 people killed, 8,000 injured and 150,000 houses destroyed in the Jiujiang-Ruichang area. Minor damage at Wuhan. Felt in Anhui, Hubei, Hunan and Zhejiang Provinces.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
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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 6828.