12-47  Earthquake Disasters
 
Year          
Number of 5.0-5.9 6.0-6.9 Over 7.0 Casualties Deaths Direct
Region Earthquakes Richter Richter Richter     Economic Loss
(time) scale scale scale (person)   (10 000 yuan)
               
2000 10 7 2   2987 10 146792
2001 12 8 2 1 750 9 148449
2002 5 4     362 2 14774
2003 21 10 6 1 7465 319 466040
2004 11 8 1   696 8 94959
2005 13 9 2   882 15 262811
2006 10 9     229 25 79962
2007 3 1 1   422 3 201922
2008 17 6 4 2 446293 69283 85949594
2009 8 5 2   407 3 273782
2010 12 4   1 13795 2705 2361077
               
  Shanxi 3 1 1770
  Henan 1 13 1446
  Chongqing 1 1809
  Sichuan 1 1 17 1 29405
  Guizhou 1 14 6
  Yunnan 2 1 52 35440
  Tibet 1 1 4058
  Qinghai 1 1 13698 2698 2284741
  Xinjiang 1 1 2408