December 1037 Earthquake: Taichou, Jiangsu Province, China
An earthquake struck Taichou, Jiangsu Province, China in December 1037. It killed 22,391 people.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- December 1037
- Place
- Taichou, Jiangsu Province, China
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 32.000° N, 119.000° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Deaths
- 22,391
- Damage
- Extreme (about $25 million or more)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Reference #1055 lists earthquake in December 1037, China (Shansi), Taichou [Jiangsu Province], 759 lives lost, Pingchou, now Taiyuan, 1890 lives lost and Hsinchou, 19,742 lives lost, intensity III which corresponds to an earthquake which destroyed towns and devastated districts. (possibly January 24, 1038).
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 9, 1979, Liyang, Jiangsu Province, China
- August 16, 1372, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
- July 19, 1928, Sichuan Province, China
- July 20, 2012, Jiangsu Province, China
- August 4, 499, Jiangsu Province, China
- January 3, 1930, Jiangsu Province, China
- April 22, 1974, Jiangsu Province, China
- December 16, 1679, Jiangsu Province, China
- October 999, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
- October 30, 1868, Anhui Province, China
- November 18, 1829, Anhui Province, China
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 326.