April 10, 2011 Earthquake: Luhuo, Sichuan Province, China
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Luhuo, Sichuan Province, China on April 10, 2011 at 09:02:47 UTC, 43 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
- April 10, 2011
- Time
- 09:02:47 UTC
- Place
- Luhuo, Sichuan Province, China
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 43 km (27 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 31.373° N, 100.757° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Few (about 1 to 50) with its tsunami and other effects
- Houses damaged
- 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.
Minor damage to some houses and electricity disrupted in Luhuo. Felt at Dewu, Garze, Kanding, Xinlong and Yajiang. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- March 24, 1923, Sichuan Province, China
- December 8, 1816, Sichuan Province, China
- September 27, 1811, E. of Ganze, Sichuan Province, China
- August 30, 1904, Sichuan Province, China
- August 29, 1893, Sichuan Province, China
- September 7, 1792, N of Qianning, Sichuan Province, China
- May 15, 1793, Near Qianning, Sichuan Province, China
- August 24, 1930, Sichuan Province, China
- March 6, 1932, Sichuan Province, China
- January 23, 1981, Sichuan Province, China
- April 14, 1955, Sichuan Province, China
- October 8, 1941, Sichuan Province, China
- March 6, 1748, Sichuan Province, China
- June 15, 1982, Garze, Sichuan Province, China
- August 30, 1748, 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 9847.