China Earthquake on August 3, 2014 Sunday Measures 6.1 Magnitude

Rescue teams are digging through debris this Monday morning for survivors of the China Earthquake that killed nearly 400 people and injured more than 1,800. The quake hit the region on Sunday, August 3, 2014.

Most of the deaths — 357 — were in Zhaotong, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported. Ten others were killed in Quijing City.

Event Time

2014-08-03 08:30:13 UTC
2014-08-03 16:30:13 UTC+08:00 at epicenter
2014-08-03 03:30:13 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

27.245°N 103.427°E depth=10.0km (6.2mi)

Nearby Cities

11km (7mi) WNW of Wenping, China
29km (18mi) WSW of Zhaotong, China
91km (57mi) WNW of Weining, China
135km (84mi) ESE of Xichang, China
731km (454mi) NNW of Ha Noi, Vietnam

Shake Map

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