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1988 Lancang-Gengma earthquakes

1988 CE · People's Republic of China, Asia · Disaster

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.

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