Timeline: China's deadly earthquakes over the last century

Beijing: A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Yunnan province in southwest China on Sunday, killing at least 381 people and injuring more than 1,800. Here is a list of some other deadly quakes to hit the country. Magnitudes as given by the US Geological Survey unless stated, casualty figures from Chinese sources: [caption id=“attachment_1647311” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Men at rubbles of buildings look for survivors after an earthquake in Ludian County of Zhaotong City in southwest China’s Yunnan Province. AP[/caption] – 22 July, 2013: Twin earthquakes with magnitudes of 5.9 and 5.6 strike the northwestern province of Gansu, killing 95. – 20 April, 2013: A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake hits the southwestern province of Sichuan, leaving 196 dead and 21 missing. – 7 September, 2012: Two earthquakes strike Yunnan, killing at least 81 people. – 10 March, 2011: A quake with a 5.4 magnitude strikes a remote area of southwest China bordering Myanmar, killing 25 and injuring 250. – 14 April, 2010: A quake with a magnitude of 6.9 kills about 2,700 people and injures another 12,000 in Qinghai, in the northwest. – 12 May, 2008: A 7.9-magnitude quake strikes Sichuan, leaving nearly 87,000 dead or missing. Another 4.45 million are injured in the worst quake disaster to hit China in more than three decades. – 28 July, 1976: The industrial city of Tangshan, 200 kilometres (125 miles) east of Beijing, is levelled by an earthquake measuring 7.5 according to the US Geological Survey. Beijing puts the official death toll at 242,000, with 164,000 seriously injured, although Western sources say the number of victims could be much higher. – 5 January, 1970: A 7.5-magnitude earthquake in Yunnan leaves 15,621 dead. – 26 December, 1932: An earthquake measuring 7.6 magnitude according to Chinese statistics kills 70,000 people in Gansu. – 23 May, 1927: Forty-one thousand people die in Gansu in an earthquake measuring 7.6. – 16 December, 1920: An earthquake in Gansu measuring 7.8 kills 230,000 people. AP