Earthquake
Open on the mapAn earthquake in Dingxiang, China kills an estimated 32,300
9 Jan 1038 · 38.40° N, 112.92° E
What the records say
- When
- 9 Jan 1038
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Coordinates
- 38.40° N, 112.92° E
- Description
- An earthquake in Dingxiang, China kills an estimated 32,300.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 1038 Dingxiang earthquake.
1038 Dingxiang earthquake
Earthquake in China
The 1038 Dingxiang earthquake devastated present-day Shanxi Province, northern China on 9 January. At least 32,300 people died across the province when the Ms 7.25 earthquake struck Dingxiang and Xinxian counties. In Xinzhou, about 19,742 people died and 5,655 were injured. More than 50,000 livestock also perished. About 759 were killed in Guoxian County and in present-day Taiyuan, 1,890 people died.
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