Date: 20 April 2013 Magnitude: 7.0 On the morning of 20 April 2013, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Lushan in Sichuan Province killing 196, injuring close to 15,000, and displacing more than 250,000. Some 2.1 million people are believed to have been affected in all....
Date: 14 April 2010 Magnitude: 7.1 The 7.1 magnitude earthquake and 1,380 aftershocks that rocked Yushu county in Qinghai province in the early morning of 14 April 2010 killed at least 2,220 people and displaced more than 110,000. Mercy Relief responded to calls for...
Date: 12 May 2008 Magnitude: 8.0 The 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan Province remains one of the most powerful earthquakes to hit China. It was felt as far away as Beijing and Shanghai — 1,500 km and 1,700 km away, respectively — and left the nation reeling. More...
