Sichuan Timeline of Events

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' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...

Timeline of Events

1786

6.10.1786

A landslide dam on the Dadu River created by an earthquake ten days earlier collapses, killing 100,000 in the Sichuan province of China.

1933

8.25.1933

The Diexi earthquake strikes Mao County, Sichuan, China and kills 9,000 people.

2008

5.12.2008

An earthquake (measuring around 8.0 magnitude) occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 69,000 people.