What the records say
- When
- 18 Jul 1969
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 38.20° N, 119.40° E
- Deaths
- 10
- Injuries
- 353
- Houses destroyed
- 15190
- Max water height m
- 0.1
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.4
- Runups
- 3
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1969 Bohai earthquake
Earthquake in China
The 1969 Bohai earthquake occurred on July 18, 1969, at 13:24 local time. The epicenter was located in the Bohai Sea, off the coast of Shandong Province, China. The magnitude of this earthquake is Ms 7.4. Areas of maximal intensity were mainly distributed around the estuary of the Yellow River. Ground cracks and sand boils were reported.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page