August 9, 2011 Earthquake: Baoshan, Yunnan Province, China
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Baoshan, Yunnan Province, China on August 9, 2011 at 11:50:22 UTC, 40 km below the surface.
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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
- August 9, 2011
- Time
- 11:50:22 UTC
- Place
- Baoshan, Yunnan Province, China
- Magnitude
- 5 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 40 km (25 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 24.932° N, 98.730° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Injuries
- 3 with its tsunami and other effects
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses damaged
- 22,823
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.
Three persons were injured and more than 40,000 people affected by a 5.2-magnitude earthquake which hit southwest China's Yunnan Province on Tuesday evening, local authorities said on Wednesday. The tremor has affected 44,341 people from 10,474 households in the Baoshan City, among whom 441 were evacuated, according to provincial civil affairs department... A total of 22,823 residential houses and some other infrastructure facilities were damaged, while the total losses are being counted. The quake occurred around 7.50 pm (local time) at a depth of 11 kilometres on Tuesday at the juncture area of Baoshan's Tengchong County and Longyang District, which is abou (reference #9667)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- March 16, 1925, Talifu, Yunnan Province, China
- July 13, 1652, Midu, Yunnan Province, China
- October 23, 1515, Dali, Yunnan Province, China
- March 13, 1577, Tengchong, Yunnan, China
- February 23, 1839, Yunnan Province, China
- June 27, 1948, Yunnan Province, China
- February 7, 1839, Yunnan Province, China
- March 10, 2011, Pingyuan, Yunnan Province, China
- April 2, 1586, Weishan, Yunnan Province, China
- December 21, 1579, Baoshan, Yunnan Province, China
- August 1902, Yunnan Province, China
- August 21, 2008, Yunnan Province, China
- May 21, 2021, Yangbi, Yongping, Yunnan Province, China
- May 17, 2016, Shimen, Yunnan Province, China
- May 1906, 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 9862.