1952 Damxung earthquake

{{Short description|Earthquake in China}}

{{Infobox earthquake

|title = 1952 Damxung earthquake

|timestamp = 1952-08-17 16:02:14

|isc-event = 893286

|anss-url = iscgem893286

|local-date = {{Start date|1952|8|18}}

|local-time = 00:02:14

|map2 = {{Location map+ | China Tibet topography

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| relief = yes

| width = 250

| float = right

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|magnitude = 7.5 {{M|w|link=y}}

|depth = {{cvt|25|km|mi}}

|duration =

|location = {{Coord|30|38|53|N|91|36|4|E|display=title, inline}}

|damage =

|countries affected = China

|intensity = {{MMI|X}}

|landslide =

|aftershocks =

|casualties = 54+

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The 1952 Damxung earthquake struck Tibet with moment magnitude of 7.5 in the early morning hours of August 18.{{cite book|author=|title=National Physical Atlas of China|date=1999|publisher=China Cartographic Publishing House|location=Beijing, China|isbn=978-7503120404}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/results?eq_0=4001&t=101650&s=13&d=22,26,13,12&nd=display|title=Significant Earthquake|website=NOAA|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822113553/https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/results?eq_0=4001&t=101650&s=13&d=22,26,13,12&nd=display|archive-date=22 August 2018|url-status=|accessdate=20 September 2017}} The epicenter was located in the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains in Damxung County, Lhasa Prefecture, Tibet, People's Republic of China.{{cite web|title=M 7.4 – eastern Xizang|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem893286#executive|publisher=United States Geological Survey|accessdate=20 September 2017}} There was significant damage in Damxung (Dangquka) and nearby Nagqu County. It was felt in Lhasa, over {{cvt|100|km|mi}} to the south.

The earthquake damaged Reting Monastery and 54 people died at Reting (Razheng) and Tangmu. The total number of fatalities is unknown.

Damxung County suffered another significant earthquake in 2008, further southwest parallel to the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains.