January 9, 2007 Earthquake: Gansu Province, China
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Gansu Province, China on January 9, 2007 at 14:49:48 UTC, 20 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
- January 9, 2007
- Time
- 14:49:48 UTC
- Place
- Gansu Province, China
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 20 km (12 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 37.021° N, 103.911° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 2,000
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 2,000 buildings damaged in the epicentral area. Felt strongly in the Lanzhou area. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 16, 1920, Gansu Province, Shanxi Province, China
- May 22, 1927, Gansu Province, China
- October 14, 1709, Ningxia, China
- May 26, 1852, Ningxia, China
- October 26, 1440, Yongdeng, Gansu Province, China
- December 18, 2023, Jishishan, Gansu Province, China
- February 24, 1819, Qinghai Province, China
- July 21, 1995, Gansu, Yongdeng, Baiyin, Dingxi, Jingtai, China
- October 20, 1990, Tianzhu, Gansu Province, China
- November 2, 1888, Gansu Province, China
- August 30, 1125, Gansu Province, China
- March 1, 138, Gansu Province, China
- April 14, 1982, Gansu Province, China
- February 15, 1627, Ningxia, China
- April 10, 1495, Zhongwei, Ningxia, 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 7453.