September 15, 2021 Earthquake: Luxian (Lu), Sichuan Province, China
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Luxian (Lu), Sichuan Province, China on September 15, 2021 at 20:33:32 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 3 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
- September 15, 2021
- Time
- 20:33:32 UTC
- Place
- Luxian (Lu), Sichuan Province, China
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 29.182° N, 105.391° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 88
- Damage
- $250 million
- Houses destroyed
- 809
- Houses damaged
- 7,290
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.
Three people were confirmed dead and 88 others were sent to hospital after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Luxian County in the city of Luzhou, in southwest China's Sichuan Province. [...] 737 collapsed houses; 72 houses with serious damage; and 7,290 damaged to some extent. (reference #13050)
Total damages USD 250 million (reference #1250)
120 USD million in economic losses (reference #13727)
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
- 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
- August 8, 2009, Rongchang, Chongqing Province, China
- February 25, 2019, Rongxian, Sichuan Province, China
- September 7, 2019, Neijiang, Sichuan Province, China
- January 30, 2010, Moxi, Sichuan Province, China
- August 25, 2006, 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 10575.