June 17, 2019 Earthquake: Yibin, Sichuan, China
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Yibin, Sichuan, China on June 17, 2019 at 14:55:45 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 13 people.
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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
- June 17, 2019
- Time
- 14:55:45 UTC
- Place
- Yibin, Sichuan, China
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 28.405° N, 104.957° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Deaths
- 13
- Injuries
- 200
- Damage
- $1.3 billion
- Houses damaged
- 12,700
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.
Thirteen people died and nearly 200 were injured as of around 4 p.m. Tuesday after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China's Sichuan Province Monday night, local authorities said at a press conference.
The earthquake hit Changning County of Yibin City at 10:55 p.m. Monday (Beijing Time). The epicenter, with a depth of 16 km, was monitored at 28.34 degrees north latitude and 104.90 degrees east longitude, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
Nine people died in Changning and four more in neighboring Gongxian County, Li Tinggen, secretary-general of the municipal government of Yibin, said at the press conference. As of Tuesday afternoon, nearly 200 people were injured. Among them, six are in critical conditions and another 16 are severely injured. At around 6:30 p.m., a severely injured victim was transported by a helicopter to the Sichuan provincial people's hospital for further treatment. Nie Taimin, deputy director of the municipal bureau of emergency management, said the number of injured has increased as the conditions of some remote areas with poor communications were updated during the day. The quake affected more than 140,000 people and damaged over 12,700 houses. Some 8,447 residents have been evacuated in quake-hit areas so far.
(all above from reference #12445)
USD 1.3 billion in total damages (reference #1250)
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
- 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
- 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
- September 15, 2021, Luxian (Lu), Sichuan Province, China
- October 8, 1948, Guizhou Province, China
- August 8, 2009, Rongchang, Chongqing Province, China
- February 25, 2019, Rongxian, Sichuan Province, China
- August 25, 2006, 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 10417.