December 6, 2014 Earthquake: Yongping, Yunnan Province, China
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Yongping, Yunnan Province, China on December 6, 2014 at 10:20:01 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
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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
- December 6, 2014
- Time
- 10:20:01 UTC
- Place
- Yongping, Yunnan Province, China
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 3 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 23.358° N, 100.533° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 22
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 434
- Houses damaged
- 17,000
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.
One person killed and 8 injured. Twelve houses collapsed and roads and public buildings damaged in the area. Felt at Dali and Yunjinghong. Also felt at Chiang Mai and Chomthong, Thailand. Dali, Yunnan, China - CDI: 3; Yunjinghong, Yunnan, China - CDI: 3; Chomthong, Chiang Mai, Thailand - CDI: 2; Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Thailand - CDI: 2 (reference #13456)
At least 434 houses collapsed and 17,000 houses were damaged. Update 15:28 UTC : The number of injured people has increased to 15. 300,000 people have been affected. Update 12:56 UTC : What we feared has become true : An 8 year old boy has been killed, 2 people were severely injured and 7 others slightly injured during the last M5.9 aftershock. The hardest hit city is Yonping (reference #11175)
1 death, 22 injured (reference #1250)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- August 27, 1799, Yunnan Province, China
- November 6, 1988, Yunnan Province, China
- April 6, 1940, Yunnan Province, China
- February 1, 1942, Simao, Yunnan Province, China
- November 14, 1884, Yunnan Province, China
- March 20, 1927, Xinping, Yunnan Province, China
- June 2, 2007, Ning'Er, Yunnan Province, China
- October 7, 2014, Yongping, Yunnan Province, China
- May 7, 1989, Gengma, Lancang, Menglian, Yunnan Province, China
- January 26, 1993, Yunnan Province, China
- May 14, 1938, Yunnan Province, China
- January 25, 2005, Simao, Yunnan Province, China
- December 26, 1941, Yunnan Province, China
- December 8, 1952, Yunnan Province, China
- June 19, 1952, 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 10128.