1933 Diexi earthquake

{{Short description|Earthquake centered in Sichuan Province, China}}

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| name = 1933 Diexi earthquake

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| lat = 32.01

| long = 103.68

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| timestamp = 1933-08-25 07:50:32

| isc-event = 905779

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| local-date = {{Start date|1933|08|25}}

| local-time = 15:50:32

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| magnitude = 7.3 {{M|w|link=y}}

| depth = {{convert|15|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}

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(Diexi, Mao County, Sichuan)

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| affected = Republic of China

| damage = Extreme

| intensity = {{MMI|10}}

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| casualties = 6,865–9,300 dead
1,925 injured

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The 1933 Diexi earthquake occurred in Diexi, Mao County, Sichuan, Republic of China on August 25 with a moment magnitude of 7.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). With up to 9,300 killed, this was the deadliest earthquake in 1933.

This earthquake destroyed the town of Diexi and surrounding villages, and caused many landslides.{{citation|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/1950156/Chinese-earthquake-linked-to-mountain-building.html|title=Chinese earthquake linked to mountain building|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=12 May 2008|first=Roger|last=Highfield}} The old town of Diexi was submerged in landslide dam-created Diexi Lake.