1290 Zhili earthquake

Earthquake in northeast China (27 September 1290) 1290 Zhili earthquake yes September 27, 1290 China 6.8 Ms 41.5 119.3 inline,titlehttps://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/488 Significant Earthquake Information 1972 30 March 2022 National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information 10.7289/V5TD9V7K National Geophysical Data Center Yuan dynasty Severe IX 7,270–100,000 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. It severely damaged the Fengguo Temple in Yixian.Steinhardt N.S. Liao Architecture https://books.google.com/books?id=PXGJKMfoHtsC 1997 University of Hawaii Press 978-0-8248-1843-2 88 See also China List of earthquakes in China List of historical earthquakes References 1290 Category:13th-century earthquakes Category:13th century in China Category:1290 in Asia Category:Yuan dynasty