What the records say
- When
- 25 Jul 1668
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 35.30° N, 118.60° E
- Deaths
- 42578
- Source quake magnitude
- 8.5
- Runups
- 4
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1668 Shandong earthquake
Magnitude 8.5 earthquake in East China
A major earthquake occurred during the rule of the Qing dynasty in Shandong Province on July 25, 1668. It had an estimated magnitude of Ms 8.5, making it the largest historical earthquake in East China, and one of the largest to occur on land. An estimated 43,000 to 50,000 people were killed, and its effects were widely felt.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page