2005 Ruichang earthquake

2005 Ruichang earthquake

UTC time	2005-11-26 00:49:37
ISC event	7759114
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	26 November 2005 (2005-11-26)
Local time	8:49 am
Magnitude	5.2 M_w^(USGS)
Epicenter	29°39′25″N 115°43′01″E / 29.657°N 115.717°E / 29.657; 115.717 (Ruichang, Jiangxi)
Areas affected	China
Casualties	at least 14 killed

The 2005 Ruichang earthquake occurred at 8:49 am local time on 26 November in Ruichang, Jiangxi, China. The United States Geological Survey reported the event's moment magnitude as 5.2. At least fourteen people died, including five in Ruichang, seven in neighboring Jiujiang, and two across the river in Wuxue, Hubei. At least 370 people were injured, including twenty seriously so. Hundreds of buildings were destroyed and thousands damaged. Residents temporarily fled homes, businesses, and even hospitals for fear of aftershocks. Local temperatures were mild at the time, around 10 °C. Shockwaves were felt as far away as Shangrao, Changsha, and Wuhan.

External links

Half a million flee homes after Chinese earthquake – The Guardian
Earthquake strikes central China – BBC News
Earthquake claims 14 lives in east China – The Hindu

v t e ← Earthquakes in 2005 →
February	Zarand† (6.4, Feb 22)
March	Fukuoka (6.6, Mar 20) Nias–Simeulue† (8.6, Mar 28)
June	Tarapacá (7.9, Jun 13)
August	Miyagi (7.2, Aug 16)
September	Peru (7.5, Sep 25)
October	Kashmir†‡ (7.6, Oct 8)
November	Qeshm (6.0, Nov 27) Ruichang (5.2, Nov 28)
December	Lake Tanganyika (6.8, Dec 5) Hindu Kush (6.5, Dec 12)
† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year

v t e Earthquakes in China
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
By province	Sichuan Yunnan
Organizations	China Meteorological Administration China Earthquake Administration China Earthquake Networks Center China Geological Survey China International Search and Rescue Team

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