# List of earthquakes in Yunnan

This is a list of earthquakes that have occurred in or have affected Yunnan Province in China.

## Major earthquakes (≥Magnitude 7.0)

| Date | Location | Magnitude | Deaths | Event name/notes |
| 1499 | Yiliang County, Kunming | Unk. | Tens of thousands | Aftershocks continued for 10 months |
| 4 January 1500 | Yiliang County, Kunming | Unk. | Tens of thousands | Maximum MMI IX (Violent). Many homes and government buildings collapsed. |
| 6 September 1833 | Songming County, Kunming | 8.0 M$_s$ | 6,000 | 1833 Kunming earthquake |
| 16 March 1925 | Binchuan County, Dali City | 7.0 M$_s$ | 5,000 | 1925 Dali earthquake |
| 26 December 1941 | Myanmar–China border region | 7.2 M$_w$ | 6+ | Maximum intensity VIII (Severe). |
| 5 January 1970 | Tonghai County, Kunming | 7.1 M$_w$ | 15,000+ | 1970 Tonghai earthquake |
| 10 May 1974 | Zhaotong, Zhaoyang District | 7.1 M$_s$ | 20,000 | 1974 Zhaotong earthquake |
| 29 May 1976 | Longling County, Myanmar–China border region | 6.9 M$_s$ | 98 | 1976 Longling earthquake |
| 29 May 1976 | Longling County, Myanmar–China border region | 7.0 M$_s$ | 98 | 1976 Longling earthquake |
| 6 November 1988 | Lancang and Gengma County, Myanmar–China border region | 7.7 M$_w$ | 939 | 1988 Lancang–Gengma earthquakes |
| 6 November 1988 | Lancang and Gengma County, Myanmar–China border region | 7.2 M$_s$ | 939 | 1988 Lancang–Gengma earthquakes |

## Major earthquakes (Magnitude 6.0–6.9)

| Date | Location | Magnitude | Deaths | Event name/notes |
| 21 December 1913 | Eshan County | 6.7 M$_w$ | 942–1,900 | 1913 Eshan earthquake |
| 30 July 1917 | Daguan County | 6.8 M$_s$ | 1,800 | Maximum intensity IX (Violent). |
| 12 January 1934 | Shiping County | 6.0 M$_s$ | 1 | Maximum MMI VIII (Severe). |
| 31 January 1942 | China–Laos border region | 6.3 M$_w$ | 90 | Hundreds of livestocks killed. |
| 27 June 1948 | Jianchuan County | 6.8 M$_s$ | 110 | VIII (Severe). At least 100 farm animals killed. |
| 21 December 1951 | Jianchuan County | 6.3 M$_s$ | 423 | Maximum intensity IX. At least 29,890 homes damaged or destroyed. |
| 23 September 1955 | Panzhihua, Sichuan | 6.7 M$_w$ | 728 | 1955 Yuzha earthquake |
| 5 February 1966 | Dongchuan District | 6.5 M$_s$ | 306 | Severe damage. Maximum intensity IX. |
| 11 July 1995 | Shan State, Myanmar | 6.8 M$_w$ | 11 | 1995 Myanmar–China earthquake |
| 23 October 1995 | Wuding County | 6.2 M$_w$ | 81 | 1995 Wuding earthquake |
| 3 February 1996 | Lijiang, Gucheng District | 6.6 M$_w$ | 322 | 1996 Lijiang earthquake |
| 21 July 2003 | Dayao County | 6.1 M$_w$ | 16 | 2003 Dayao earthquake |
| 21 August 2008 | Yingjiang County, Myanmar–China border region | 6.0 M$_w$ | 5 | 2008 Yingjiang earthquakes |
| 30 August 2008 | Panzhihua, Sichuan–Yunnan border region | 6.0 M$_w$ | 41 | 2008 Panzhihua earthquake |
| 3 August 2014 | 11 km west of Wenping, Ludian County | 6.2 M$_w$ | 617 | 2014 Ludian earthquake |
| 7 October 2014 | 23 km west southwest of Weiyuan | 6.1 M$_w$ | 1 | 2014 Jinggu earthquake |
| 21 May 2021 | 28 km northwest of Dali | 6.1 M$_w$ | 3 | 2021 Dali earthquake |

## Moderately large earthquakes (≤Magnitude 5.9)

| Date | Location | Magnitude | Deaths | Event name/notes |
| 24 March 1494 | Qujing | 5.5 M$_s$ | 3 | At least 200 homes destroyed. |
| 18 April 1985 | Luquan County | 5.8 M$_w$ | 22 | 1985 Luquan earthquake |
| 31 January 1993 | Dayao County | 5.2 M$_w$ | 2 | Minor damage in Dayao County. |
| 19 November 1998 | Sichuan–Yunnan border | 5.6 M$_{wc}$ | 5 | 1998 Ninglang earthquake |
| 15 January 2000 | Yao'an County | 5.9 M$_w$ | 7 | 2000 Yunnan earthquake |
| 27 October 2001 | Yongsheng County | 5.5 M$_w$ | 1 | At least 220 people injured and 3,400 buildings were destroyed in Yongsheng. |
| 10 August 2004 | Ludian County | 5.4 M$_{wc}$ | 4 | Up to 600 injured; 200 in serious condition and 120,000 people homeless. At least 18,556 homes destroyed, 65,601 homes damaged and 22 reservoirs damaged. |
| 22 July 2006 | Yanjin County | 4.9 M$_{wc}$ | 22 | 2006 Yanjin earthquake |
| 9 July 2009 | Yao'an County | 5.7 M$_{wc}$ | 1 | 2009 Yunnan earthquake |
| 10 March 2011 | Yingjiang County, Myanmar–China border region | 5.5 M$_{wc}$ | 26 | 2011 Yunnan earthquake |
| 7 September 2012 | Yiliang County, Sichuan–Yunnan–Guizhou region | 5.5 M$_{wc}$ | 81 | 2012 Yiliang earthquakes |
| 7 September 2012 | Yiliang County, Sichuan–Yunnan–Guizhou region | 5.3 M$_{wc}$ | 81 | 2012 Yiliang earthquakes |
| 24 May 2014 | 27 km north northwest of Pingyuan, Yingjiang County | 5.6 M$_w$ | 0 | 2014 Yingjiang earthquake |
| 18 May 2020 | 42 km west of Zhaotong, Qiaojia County | 5.1 M$_w$ | 4 | 2020 Qiaojia earthquake |
| 2 January 2022 | 98 km east of Shangri-La, Ninglang County | 5.4 M$_w$ | 0 | At least 22 people injured and homes were damaged in Ninglang County. |