1290 Zhili earthquake

1290 Zhili earthquake

Local date	September 27, 1290 (1290-09-27)
Magnitude	6.8 Ms
Epicenter	41.5°N 119.3°E / 41.5; 119.3[1]
Areas affected	Yuan dynasty
Total damage	Severe[1]
Max. intensity	MMI IX (Violent)[1]
Casualties	7,270–100,000[1]

The 1290 Zhili earthquake occurred on 27 September with an epicenter near Ningcheng, Zhongshu Sheng (Zhili), Yuan China. This region is today administered as part of Inner Mongolia, China. The earthquake had an estimated surface-wave magnitude of 6.8 and a maximum felt intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale. One estimate places the death toll at 7,270, while another has it at 100,000.

Damage

The earthquake destroyed 480 storehouses and countless houses in Ningcheng. Changping, Hejian, Renqiu, Xiongxian, Baoding, Yixian and Baixiang County were also affected.[1] It severely damaged the Fengguo Temple in Yixian.[2]

See also

• List of earthquakes in China
• List of historical earthquakes

References

1. National Geophysical Data Center (1972). "Significant Earthquake Information". National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
2. Steinhardt, N.S. (1997). Liao Architecture. University of Hawaii Press. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-8248-1843-2.