1988 Lancang-Gengma earthquakes (Q5943658)

Summary from 汉语 / Chinese Wikipedia (zhwiki)

澜沧-耿马地震是1988年11月6日发生于中华人民共和国云南省澜沧县、耿马县的严重地震,两次主震相隔13分钟,震级分别为7.6级及7.2级。此次地震共造成748人死亡,7,751人受伤,倒塌损坏房屋224万间,直接经济损失为20亿5千万元人民币。

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

On 6 November 1988, two earthquakes struck Lancang and Gengma counties, Yunnan, near the China–Myanmar border. These earthquakes measured moment magnitude (Mw ) 7.0 and 6.9, respectively, spaced 12 minutes apart. These earthquakes were assigned a maximum China seismic intensity of IX and X, respectively. Between 748 and 939 people were killed; more than 7,700 were injured. Both earthquakes caused damage and economic losses estimated at CN¥ 2.05 billion (CN¥8 billion in 2023). Moderately large aftershocks continued to rock the region, causing additional casualties and damage.

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