The 1995 Wuding earthquake occurred on October 23, 1995, at 22:46 UTC (October 24, 1995, at 06:46 local time). The epicenter was located near Fenduo Village (芬多村), Fawo Township (发窝乡) of the Wuding County , Yunnan , China . The magnitude of the earthquake was put at 6.2, or 6.5. Fifty-three people were reported dead and 13,903 injured.[ 1] Many houses and public buildings were damaged, including the Fawo Middle School (发窝中学) and the Fawo Township Office.[ 2] This earthquake could be felt in southwestern Sichuan .[ 3]
Great Hanshin (~7, Jan 17) † ‡
Marathon (5.7, Apr 14)
Kozani–Grevena (6.6, May 13)
Timor (6.9, May 14)
Neftegorsk (7.0, May 27) †
Aigio (6.5, Jun 15)
Menglian (7.3, July 11)
Antofagasta (8.0, Jul 30)
Guerrero (7.4, Sep 14)
Dinar (6.2, Oct 1) †
Kerinci (6.8, Oct 6) †
Colima–Jalisco (8.0, Oct 9) †
Chiapas (7.1, Oct 20)
Wuding (6.2, Oct 24) †
Gulf of Aqaba (7.3, Nov 22)
† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
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