This particular part of Yunnan Province was struck by the Mw 6.3 Burma earthquake in 2003 . Similar events have occurred in recent years due to strike-slip faulting in the nearby vicinity , such as the 2006 Yunnan earthquake of magnitude 5.0 , which killed 19 people , the largest of recent times , the Mw 7.9 2008 Sichuan earthquake , which killed over 69,000 people , the Mw 6.9 2011 Shan earthquake , and more recently , the 2012 Yunnan earthquakes , which was the result of reverse faulting and not strike-slip faulting like the Ludian earthquake , killing 81 people and injuring 821 others
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2014 Ludian earthquake