What the records say
- When
- 3 Jan 1739
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 8.0
- Where
- China
- Coordinates
- 38.90° N, 106.50° E
- Deaths
- 50000
- Intensity mmi
- 10
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1739 Yinchuan–Pingluo earthquake
Earthquake near Shizuishan, China
The 1739 Yinchuan–Pingluo earthquake rocked the northern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on January 3 with an epicenter in the prefecture-level city Shizuishan. The estimated magnitude 7.1–7.6 earthquake had a maximum intensity of XI on the Mercalli intensity scale, and killed about 50,000 residents and officials. It was widely felt; perceived in Shanxi, Shaanxi and Hebei provinces.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “A 7.6 earthquake shakes the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in China killing 50,000 people”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en Ningxia (China) se registra un terremoto de 7.6 que deja 50 000 muertos”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “中国宁夏平罗、银川发生8级地震，压死5万多人。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page