January 3, 2019 Earthquake: Yibin, Sichuan, China
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Yibin, Sichuan, China on January 3, 2019 at 00:48:37 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
- January 3, 2019
- Time
- 00:48:37 UTC
- Place
- Yibin, Sichuan, China
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 28.190° N, 104.918° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Injuries
- 774
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- 691
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.
Reference #1053:
One person injured and some houses damaged in Gong
Reference #12327:
Hundreds of people were injured as a 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck China's southwest Sichuan Province early on Thursday. CCTV cameras caught shaking buildings and scared people rushing outside.Gong County in Sichuan's Yibin City was shaken at 08:48 Beijing time (01:48 GMT), the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said. The epicenter of the quake was located at the depth of 15 km, it added.
Official say that at least 774 people received injuries and 691 homes were damaged as a result.
Luckily, despite multiple injuries there were no fatalities in the disaster, Xinhua news agency reported. Power supply and communication lines were also unaffected. Yet, there were more than 40 aftershocks of 3.0 magnitude in the affected area since the initial quake.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- 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
- December 18, 1935, Sichuan Province, China
- September 7, 2012, Yiliang, Zhaotong, Yunnan Province, China
- February 14, 1896, Fushun, Sichuan Province, China
- July 22, 2006, Yanjin, China
- June 17, 2019, Yibin, Sichuan, China
- 26 BC, Yibin, Sichuan, China
- November 8, 1905, Sichuan Province, China
- November 14, 2003, Ludian, Zhaotong, Yunnan Province, China
- August 10, 2004, Ludian, Yunnan Province, China
- May 18, 2020, Qiaojia, Yunnan Province, China
- September 15, 2021, Luxian (Lu), Sichuan Province, China
- October 8, 1948, Guizhou 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 10385.