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Earthquake in China
The 1952 Damxung earthquake struck Tibet with moment magnitude of 7.5 in the early morning hours of August 18.[ 1] [ 2] The epicenter was located in the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains in Damxung County , Lhasa Prefecture , Tibet Autonomous Region , People's Republic of China .[ 3] There was significant damage in Damxung (Dangquka ) and nearby Nagqu County . It was felt in Lhasa , over 100 km (62 mi) to the south.[ 2]
The earthquake damaged Reting Monastery and 54 people died at Reting (Razheng) and Tangmu .[ 2] The total number of fatalities is unknown.
Damxung County suffered another significant earthquake in 2008 , further southwest parallel to the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains.
Earthquakes in the 1950s
1952 1953 1954 1956 1957 1958 1959 † indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
Historical
1038 Dingxiang
1290 Chihli (Inner Mongolia)
1303 Hongdong, Shanxi
1536 Xichang, Sichuan
1556 Shaanxi
1604 Quanzhou, Fujian
1605 Guangdong
1626 Lingqiu, Shanxi
1654 Tianshui, Gansu
1668 Tangcheng, Shandong
1679 Beijing, Hebei
1695 Linfen, Shanxi
1709 Zhongwei
1718 Tongwei, Gansu
1733 Dongchuan, Yunnan
1738 Dangjiang, Qinghai
1739 Yinchuan–Pingluo, Ningxia
1786 Kangding-Luding, Sichuan
1815 Pinglu, Shanxi
1830 Cixian, Hebei
1833 Kunming, Yunnan
1850 Xichang, Sichuan
1879 Wudu, Gansu
1889 Chilik, Xinjiang
20th century
1902 Kashgar, Xinjiang
1906 Manas, Xinjiang
1913 Eshan, Yunnan
1918 Shantou, Guangdong
1920 Haiyuan, Ningxia
1923 Renda, Sichuan
1925 Dali, Yunnan
1927 Gulang, Gansu
1931 Fuyun, Xinjiang
1932 Changma
1933 Diexi, Sichuan
1936 Lingshan, Guangxi
1937 Heze, Shandong
1947 Assam
1948 Litang, Sichuan
1950 Assam–Tibet
1952 Damxung
1955 Kangding, Sichuan
1955 Yuzha, Sichuan
1966 Xingtai, Hebei
1969 Bohai Sea
1969 Yangjiang, Guangdong
1970 Tonghai, Yunnan
1973 Luhuo, Sichuan
1974 Zhaotong, Yunnan
1975 Haicheng, Liaoning
1976 Longling, Yunnan
1976 Tangshan, Hebei
1976 Songpan–Pingwu, Sichuan
1981 Dawu, Sichuan
1983 Heze, Shandong
1985 Luquan, Yunnan
1985 Wuqia, Xinjiang
1988 Lancang–Gengma, Yunnan
1990 Gonghe, Qinghai
1994 Taiwan Strait
1995 Menglian, Yunnan
1995 Wuding, Yunnan
1996 Lijiang, Yunnan
1996 Baotou, Inner Mongolia
1997 Jiashi, Xinjiang
1997 Manyi, Tibet
1998 Zhangbei
1998 Ninglang, Yunnan
2000 Yunnan
21st century
2001 Kunlun
2003 Bachu, Xinjiang
2003 Dayao
2003 Zhaosu, Xinjiang
2005 Ruichang, Jiangxi
2006 Yanjin, Yunnan
2008 Sichuan
2008 Yingjiang, Yunnan
2008 Panzhihua, Sichuan
2008 Damxung, Tibet
2009 Xinjiang
2009 Yunnan
2010 Yushu, Qinghai
2011 Yunnan
2011 Myanmar
2012 Yangzhou, Jiangsu
2012 Zhaotong, Yunnan
2013 Lushan, Sichuan
2013 Dingxi, Gansu
2014 Yutian, Xinjiang
2014 Yingjiang, Yunnan
2014 Ludian, Yunnan
2014 Jinggu, Yunnan
2014 Kangding, Sichuan
2015 Pishan, Xinjiang
2017 Taxkorgan, Xinjiang
2017 Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan
2017 Jinghe, Xinjiang
2019 Changning, Sichuan
2020 Kashgar, Xinjiang
2020 Qiaojia, Yunnan
2021 Dali, Yunnan
2021 Maduo, Qinghai
2021 Luxian, Sichuan
2022 Menyuan, Qinghai
2022 Ya'an, Sichuan
2022 Luding, Sichuan
2023 Jishishan
2024 Uqturpan
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