July 22, 2006 Earthquake: Yanjin, China
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Yanjin, China on July 22, 2006 at 01:10:29 UTC, 56 km below the surface. It killed 22 people.
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
- July 22, 2006
- Time
- 01:10:29 UTC
- Place
- Yanjin, China
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 56 km (35 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 27.995° N, 104.138° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Deaths
- 22
- Injuries
- 106
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.
Twenty-two people killed and at least 106 injured due to a landslide in Yanjin County. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 12, 1850, Xichang, Sichuan, China
- May 10, 1974, Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces, Chao-T'Ung, China
- July 30, 1917, Yunnan Province, China
- August 3, 2014, Longtoushan, Zhaotong, Ludian, Yunnan, China
- April 2, 814, Xichang, Sichuan Province, China
- December 18, 1935, Sichuan Province, China
- September 7, 2012, Yiliang, Zhaotong, Yunnan Province, China
- May 14, 1930, Yunnan Province, China
- August 17, 1936, Yunnan Province, China
- February 14, 1896, Fushun, Sichuan Province, China
- June 17, 2019, Yibin, Sichuan, China
- 26 BC, Yibin, Sichuan, China
- November 8, 1905, Sichuan Province, China
- November 14, 2003, Ludian, Zhaotong, Yunnan Province, China
- August 10, 2004, Ludian, 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 7321.