2008 Panzhihua earthquake struck southern Sichuan province , China on August 30 at with a surface wave magnitude of 6.1 ( 5.7 ) . It is also cited as the Renhe-Huili earthquake , especially in SCEA reports and early CEA reports . It was not an aftershock of the Sichuan earthquake that occurred several months prior . With more than 400 aftershocks , it caused over 40 deaths , the collapse of 10,000 homes and damage to other infrastructure in the area . The maximum intensity was VIII liedu ( Heavily damaging )
Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Panzhihua earthquake