September 7, 2019 Earthquake: Neijiang, Sichuan Province, China
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Neijiang, Sichuan Province, China on September 7, 2019 at 22:42:14 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
- September 7, 2019
- Time
- 22:42:14 UTC
- Place
- Neijiang, Sichuan Province, China
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 29.573° N, 105.064° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 63
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 132
- Houses damaged
- 5,041
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 was killed and 63 others were injured as of 6 pm after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Weiyuan county of Neijiang city in Southwest China's Sichuan province at 6:42 am Sunday, local government said[...]At least 132 houses collapsed and another 5,041 were damaged in the quake, the bureau said[...]The epicenter of the earthquake is 12 kilometers from the county town of Weiyuan, 26 kilometers from Neijiang and 141 kilometers from the Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu. (reference #12505)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 10, 1974, Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces, Chao-T'Ung, China
- December 18, 1935, Sichuan Province, China
- February 14, 1896, Fushun, Sichuan Province, China
- July 22, 2006, Yanjin, China
- November 8, 1905, Sichuan Province, China
- 26 BC, Yibin, Sichuan, China
- June 17, 2019, Yibin, Sichuan, China
- November 20, 1989, Jiangbei County, Sichuan Province, China
- September 15, 2021, Luxian (Lu), Sichuan Province, China
- August 8, 2009, Rongchang, Chongqing Province, China
- February 25, 2019, Rongxian, Sichuan Province, China
- January 30, 2010, Moxi, Sichuan Province, China
- August 25, 2006, Sichuan Province, China
- December 18, 2019, Neijiang, Sichuan Province, China
- October 24, 1954, 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 10439.