1933 Diexi earthquake

1933 Diexi earthquake

UTC time	1933-08-25 07:50:32
ISC event	905779
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	August 25, 1933 (1933-08-25)
Local time	15:50:32
Magnitude	7.3 Mw[1]
Depth	15 km (9 mi)[1]
Epicenter	32.01°N 103.68°E / 32.01; 103.68[1] (Diexi, Mao County, Sichuan)
Areas affected	Republic of China
Total damage	Extreme[2]
Max. intensity	MMI X (Extreme)[2]
Casualties	6,865–9,300 dead[3] 1,925 injured[3]

The 1933 Diexi earthquake occurred in Diexi, Mao County, Sichuan, Republic of China on August 25 with a moment magnitude of 7.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). With up to 9,300 killed, this was the deadliest earthquake in 1933.

This earthquake destroyed the town of Diexi and surrounding villages, and caused many landslides.^[4] The old town of Diexi was submerged in landslide dam-created Diexi Lake.

See also

• 2008 Sichuan earthquake
• List of earthquakes in 1933
• List of earthquakes in China
• List of earthquakes in Sichuan

References

1. ISC (2016), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2012), Version 3.0, International Seismological Centre
2. National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
3. PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey, September 4, 2009
4. Highfield, Roger (12 May 2008), "Chinese earthquake linked to mountain building", The Daily Telegraph

External links

• The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.