June 20, 2006 Earthquake: Gansu Province, China
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Gansu Province, China on June 20, 2006 at 16:52:57 UTC, 24 km below the surface.
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
- June 20, 2006
- Time
- 16:52:57 UTC
- Place
- Gansu Province, China
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 24 km (15 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 33.068° N, 104.950° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Few (about 1 to 50)
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.
Five people injured in Gansu. Twenty-five
houses damaged at Xinsi. At least six buildings
damaged at Linjiang and Liping. Two landslides damaged
the road between Wen Xian and Wudu Counties.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 1, 1879, Gansu Province, China
- July 21, 1654, Tianshui, Gansu Province, China
- August 25, 1933, Sichuan Province, China
- September 2, 1765, Wushan, Gangu, Gansu Province, China
- February 22, 186 BC, Gansu Province, China
- July 20, 1881, Gansu Province, China
- August 1, 1936, Gansu Province, China
- March 19, 734, Tianshui, Gansu Province, China
- July 21, 2013, Dingxi, Min, Gansu, China
- January 14, 1885, Gansu Province, China
- January 1634, Xihe, Gansu Province, China
- August 8, 2017, Aba, Sichuan Province, China
- June 18, 1822, Gansu Province, China
- June 22, 1880, Wenxian, Gansu Province, China
- May 25, 2008, Sichuan 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 7250.