Magnitude Mw 6.1

Region SICHUAN-YUNNAN-GUIZHOU RG, CHINA

Date time 2014-08-03 08:30:14.1 UTC

Location 27.26 N ; 103.50 E

Depth 10 km

Distances 258 km N of Kunming, China / pop: 1,023,674 / local time: 16:30:14.1 2014-08-03 

22 km W of Zhaotong, China / pop: 109,400 / local time: 16:30:14.1 2014-08-03 

Global view

Source parameters reviewed by a seismologist

More information at:

 USGS/NEIC Denver, USA

 GeoForschungsZentrum (GEOFON) Potsdam, Germany

Regional instrumental seismicity

This seismicity maps have been generated by concatenating the ISC catalogue (since 1964), the EMSC Euro-Med Bulletin catalogue and the EMSC Real Time catalogue. Therefore, they show the seismicity from 1964 until the earthquake occurrence.

 Regional deadly earthquakes from 1500 to 2000

Date Long. Lat. Mag. Death Location  

1478-08-17 101.6 27.5 5.5 many WESTERN SICHUAN, CHINA

1536-03-20 102.1 28.1 7.2 7.2 WESTERN SICHUAN, CHINA

1551-00-00 105.2 25.8 5.0 many GUIZHOU, CHINA

1733-08-02 103.1 26.2 7.5 many YUNNAN, CHINA

1850-09-12 102.3 27.8 7.5 20650 EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA

1917-07-31 104.0 28.0 6.8 1800 EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA

1930-05-15 103.0 26.8 6.0 42 YUNNAN, CHINA

1935-12-18 103.6 28.7 6.0 100s EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA

1936-04-27 103.6 28.9 6.8 many EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA

1936-08-17 103.0 26.6 5.5 30 YUNNAN, CHINA

1952-09-30 102.2 28.3 6.8 236 WESTERN SICHUAN, CHINA

1955-09-23 101.8 26.6 6.8 593 SICHUAN-YUNNAN BORDER REG, CHINA

1966-02-05 103.1 26.1 6.5 200 YUNNAN, CHINA

1974-05-11 104.1 28.2 7.1 1423 EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA

1995-10-23 102.2 26.0 6.4 81 SICHUAN-YUNNAN BORDER REG, CHINA

Source: T. Utsu ; International Handbook of Earthquake and Engineering Seismology; vol. A; 691-718