August 16, 2014 Earthquake: Yongshan, Yunnan Province, China
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Yongshan, Yunnan Province, China on August 16, 2014 at 22:07:59 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
- August 16, 2014
- Time
- 22:07:59 UTC
- Place
- Yongshan, Yunnan Province, China
- Magnitude
- 5 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 28.125° N, 103.546° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Injuries
- 6
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- 337
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.
Felt (II) at Chengdu. Zhaotong, Yunnan, China - CDI: 7; Chengdu, Sichuan, China - CDI: 2 (reference #13456)
At least six people were injured after an earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted Yongshan County of southwest China's Yunnan Province at 6:07 a.m. on Sunday, local authorities said... The quake was strongly felt in the neighboring counties of Suijiang, Daguan and Zhenxiong as well as the Zhaoyang District of Zhaotong City, which administers Yongshan, according to the provincial seismological bureau. Six people in Yongshan were injured and 337 houses were damaged as of 9 a.m.. Cracks have been seen in adobe houses and more than 10 cattle lots collapsed at Jinping Village, according to the county government. Damages of roads, tunnels and power transmission lines were reported in five townships. More than 1,000 local officials, policemen and militia are working at affected regions for rescue and disaster investigation. (reference #11065)
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
- September 20, 1933, Sichuan Province, China
- April 2, 814, Xichang, Sichuan Province, China
- December 18, 1935, Sichuan Province, China
- September 7, 2012, Yiliang, Zhaotong, Yunnan Province, China
- May 14, 1930, Yunnan Province, China
- August 17, 1936, Yunnan Province, China
- February 14, 1896, Fushun, Sichuan Province, China
- July 22, 2006, Yanjin, China
- 26 BC, Yibin, Sichuan, China
- June 17, 2019, Yibin, Sichuan, China
- November 8, 1905, 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 10112.