August 1289 Earthquake: Beijing, China
An earthquake struck Beijing, China in August 1289. It killed 10,000 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
- August 1289
- Place
- Beijing, China
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 40.000° N, 116.500° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Deaths
- 10,000
- 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.
Tens of thousands people killed. (reference #1096)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 27, 1976, Tangshan, NE, China
- 1057, Beijing, China
- September 2, 1679, Hebei Province, China
- September 30, 1730, Beijing, China
- September 294, Beijing, China
- January 29, 1484, Beijing, China
- March 1621, Hebei Province, China
- September 8, 1337, Huailai, Hebei, China
- February 3, 1658, Hebei Province, China
- July 12, 1720, Hebei Province, China
- December 31, 1956, Hebei Province, China
- July 28, 1976, Tangshan, NE, China
- March 27, 1967, Hejian, Dacheng, Hebei Province, China
- August 14, 1068, Cangzhou, Hejian, Hebei Province, China
- January 26, 1911, Hebei 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 485.