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1933 Diexi earthquake

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1933 Diexi earthquake
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Magnitude7.5 Ms
Epicenter32°00′N 103°42′E / 32.0°N 103.7°E / 32.0; 103.7
(Diexi, Mao County, Szechwan)
Areas affectedRepublic of China
TsunamiNone
Casualtiesabout 9,000 killed

The 1933 Diexi earthquake occurred in Diexi, Mao County, Szechwan, Republic of China on August 25, 1933.

This earthquake destroyed the town of Diexi and surrounding villages, and caused many landslides, and killed about 9,000 people.[1] The old town of Diexi sank into the landslide dam-created Diexi Lake.

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