January 15, 1102 Earthquake: Chin,hsi Tai IN Tai,yuan, Shanxi Province, China
An earthquake struck Chin,hsi Tai IN Tai,yuan, Shanxi Province, China on January 15, 1102.
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
- January 15, 1102
- Place
- Chin,hsi Tai IN Tai,yuan, Shanxi Province, China
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 37.500° N, 112.600° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Deaths
- Many (about 101 to 1,000)
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
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.
January 15, 1102, China (Shansi), Chin, hsi, tai, Lan, Kelan, Paote, Nigwu, in Taiyuan Fu; (Shensi), Shih, now Wupao and Weisheng, Suite Fu, N. and S. Valley of the Yellow River, intensity III which corresponds to an earthquake which destroyed towns and devastated districts. (reference #1055)
January 15, 1102, Lon-tch'eng, China, houses destroyed, incalculable number of deaths. (reference #1096)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 9, 1038, Dingxiang, Xinxian, Shaanxi Province, China
- May 18, 1695, Linfen, Shanxi Province, China
- June 12, 1830, Hebei Province, China
- December 4, 1209, Fushan, Shaanxi Province, China
- November 22, 1683, Shanxi Province, China
- October 5, 1314, Shexian, Hebei, China
- August 25, 1291, Shaanxi Province, China
- September 12, 649, Linfen, Shaanxi Province, China
- April 17, 1891, Shanxi Province, China
- August 19, 820, Fan Chong, Shaanxi Province, China
- September 22, 1898, Shanxi Province, China
- July 8, 1368, Xugou, Shanxi Province, China
- September 15, 1937, Shanxi Province, China
- October 23, 1614, Shaanxi Province, China
- May 14, 1351, Yushe, Shanxi 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 377.