What the records say
- When
- 13 Feb 1918
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 23.50° N, 117.20° E
- Deaths
- 2000
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.5
- Runups
- 1
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1918 Shantou earthquake
Earthquake in Guangdong, China
The 1918 Shantou earthquake occurred in Shantou, Guangdong, Republic of China. Serious damage and high casualty numbers were reported in Guangdong and the surrounding provinces. It also caused some damage in British Hong Kong.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page