February 19, 2013 Earthquake: Qiaojia, Yunnan Province, China
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Qiaojia, Yunnan Province, China on February 19, 2013 at 02:47:01 UTC, 10 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
- February 19, 2013
- Time
- 02:47:01 UTC
- Place
- Qiaojia, Yunnan Province, China
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 27.226° N, 103.071° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Injuries
- 8
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 72
- Houses damaged
- 949
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.
2013, February 19, 02:47:01.2 UTC. 27.226 N. 103.071 E, 10 km depth, 4.9 mb, 4.9 ML. Sichuan-Yunnan-Gizhou region, China. Eight people injured, 72 houses destroyed and 949
houses damaged in Qiaojia, Yunnan. (reference #1053)
Eight people have been confirmed injured in an earthquake near the border area of southwest China's Sichuan and Yunnan provinces on Tuesday, local authorities said. The 4.9-magnitude quake, which occurred at 10:46 a.m. with an epicenter 6 km deep, toppled 72 houses and damaged 949 others in Yunnan's Qiaojia County as of 7:30 p.m., the county government said. (reference #10460)
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
- October 23, 1995, Wuding, Yunnan Province, China
- August 30, 2008, Sichuan Province, China
- May 14, 1930, Yunnan Province, China
- August 17, 1936, Yunnan Province, China
- April 18, 1985, Yunnan Province, China
- July 22, 2006, Yanjin, China
- May 18, 2020, Qiaojia, 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 9965.