1833 Kunming earthquake
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The 1833 Kunming earthquake was an 8.0 Mw earthquake that struck the provincial capital Kunming in
Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the C ...
, China on September 6, 1833. The earthquake had its epicenter along the Xiaojiang Fault near the town of Songming, approximately northeast of Kunming's city centre. The earthquake destroyed many buildings, homes, and temples in Kunming and the nearby countryside. More than 6,000 people died as a result of the earthquake and another 80,000 were displaced. The Qing government at the time provided relief to the region and used the event to strengthen its administration in the province. The 1833 Kunming earthquake was the largest magnitude earthquake in Yunnan's recorded history.


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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) Major earthquakes (Magnitude 6.0–6.9) Moderately large earthquakes (≤Magnitude 5.9) See also * ...
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List of earthquakes in China This is a List of earthquakes in China, part of the series of lists of disasters in China. China has been the location of some of the most deadly earthquakes in history. The deadliest was the 1976 Tangshan earthquake with 300,000+ deaths. Earth ...


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* Earthquakes in Yunnan 1833 in Asia 1833 earthquakes September 1833 events Geography of Kunming 1833 in China 1833 disasters in China {{China-stub