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 ...
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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.
See also
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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)
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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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Further reading
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Earthquakes in Yunnan
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1833 earthquakes
September 1833 events
Geography of Kunming
1833 in China
1833 disasters in China
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