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Pingdi Destination Guide

Explore Pingdi in China

Pingdi in the region of Yunnan is a town in China - some 1,272 mi or ( 2047 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Pingdi is now 04:45 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Chongqing " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yuxi, Yibin, Xichang, Wande, and Dadukou. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yuxi . Where to go and what to see in Pingdi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

1995 Wuding earthquake

The 1995 Wuding earthquake occurred on October 23, 1995 at 22:46 UTC . The epicenter was located near Fenduo Village (芬多村), Fawo Township (发窝乡) of the Wuding County, Yunnan, China. The magnitude of the earthquake was put at Mw 6.2, or Ms 6.5. 53 people were reported dead and 13 903 injured. Many houses and public buildings were damaged, including the Fawo Middle School (发窝中学) and the Fawo Township Office. This earthquake could be felt in southwestern Sichuan.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 26.00 102.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 1995 earthquakes, Earthquakes in China

2008 Panzhihua earthquake

The 2008 Panzhihua earthquake was a 6.1 Ms earthquake that struck southern Sichuan province, China on August 30, 2008 at 16:30:50.5 CST. It was not an aftershock of the Wenchuan earthquake that occurred in May of the same year. With more than 400 aftershocks, it caused over 40 deaths, the collapse of 10,000 homes and damage to other infrastructure in the area. Maximum intensity of this earthquake was VIII liedu (Heavily damaging).

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Located at 26.00 101.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: 2008 earthquakes, 2008 in China, Earthquakes in China, History of Sichuan