August 12, 2018 Earthquake: Yuxi, Yunnan Province, China
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Yuxi, Yunnan Province, China on August 12, 2018 at 17:44:26 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 12, 2018
- Time
- 17:44:26 UTC
- Place
- Yuxi, Yunnan Province, China
- Magnitude
- 5 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 4 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 24.298° N, 102.910° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Injuries
- 24
- Damage
- $74 million
- Houses damaged
- 8,000
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.
The quake struck the city of Yuxi at 1:44 a.m., injuring more than two dozen people, damaging infrastructure and sending residents in search of emergency shelter.
The earthquake damaged 6,000 homes and affected more than 48,000 residents in the counties of Tonghai and Huaning, and in the district of Jiangchuan, according to reports from China Daily.
About 80 percent of homes were damaged in Zhewan, one of the hardest-hit villages. About 600 of the 830 residents spent Monday night in tents, Gao Guangjin, a government official, told China Daily.
(all above from reference #12205)
Twenty-four people injured and 8,000 houses damaged at Sijie. [includes impacts from 13 Aug 2018 19:50:25 UTC Mb 4.9 event]. Zhoucheng, Yunnan, China - CDI: 4; Jinma, Yunnan, China - CDI: 3; Kunming, Yunnan, China - CDI: 2 (reference #13456)
Total economic loss $74 million (reference #13727)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 4, 1970, Hanoi, Yunnan Province, Vietnam, China
- January 4, 1500, Yiliang, Yunnan Province, China
- 1499, Yi Liang, Yunnan Province, China
- September 6, 1833, Yunnan Province, China
- September 9, 1680, Yunnan Province, China
- February 26, 1713, S of Xundian, Yunnan Province, China
- August 27, 1799, Yunnan Province, China
- November 30, 1606, Jianshui, Yunnan Province, China
- December 16, 1887, Yunnan Province, China
- December 30, 1763, Yunnan Province, China
- December 21, 1913, Yunnan Province, China
- November 24, 1814, Siping, Yunnan Province, China
- January 8, 1725, Songming, Yiliang, Yunnan Province, China
- January 27, 1755, Yunnan Province, China
- April 6, 1940, 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 10353.