March 14, 2015 Earthquake: Fuyang, Anhui Province, China
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Fuyang, Anhui Province, China on March 14, 2015 at 06:13:35 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 2 people.
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The earthquake
- Date
- March 14, 2015
- Time
- 06:13:35 UTC
- Place
- Fuyang, Anhui Province, China
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 33.150° N, 115.800° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 13
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 155
- Houses damaged
- 11,079
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.
At least 2 people killed, 13 injured, 155 houses collapsed and 11,079 damaged in Anhui. (reference #13456)
An earthquake in the eastern Chinese city of Fuyang has damaged more than 10,000 homes and killed at least two people, according to authorities. The quake struck in the Anhui province city on Saturday afternoon, and 13 people also were injured, officials in the city said. The US Geological Survey said the quake measured magnitude 4.7. Damage to more than 4,000 of the homes was serious and 155 collapsed, the city's Communist party propaganda department said. Fuyang is a city of about 10 million people in a region that relies on coal mining and agriculture. (reference #11187)
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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 10132.