February 25 in weather history

2019 Zigong earthquake

February 25, 2019 · People's Republic of China

The 2019 Zigong earthquake (also known as the Rongxian earthquake) occurred in Zigong, Sichuan Province, China, at about 13:15 on February 25, 2019. The epicentre was located in Rongxian County (29.48 degrees north latitude, 104.49 degrees east longitude), with a magnitude of Ms 4.9, a focal depth of about 5 km and a…

Where it happened

People's Republic of China, as Wikidata places it.

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The record

Date
February 25, 2019
Kind
Earthquake
Where
People's Republic of China
Country
People's Republic of China

What happened

The 2019 Zigong earthquake (also known as the Rongxian earthquake) occurred in Zigong, Sichuan Province, China, at about 13:15 on February 25, 2019. The epicentre was located in Rongxian County (29.48 degrees north latitude, 104.49 degrees east longitude), with a magnitude of Ms 4.9, a focal depth of about 5 km and a maximum intensity of VI. The earthquake killed two people and injured 12 others (3 of them seriously).

From Wikipedia, “2019 Zigong earthquake”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sources

Wikidata Q61908377 (CC0); text from Wikipedia, “2019 Zigong earthquake”, CC BY-SA 4.0.