July 1310 Earthquake: Kin Men, Hubei Province, China
An earthquake struck Kin Men, Hubei Province, China in July 1310. It killed 3,466 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
- July 1310
- Place
- Kin Men, Hubei Province, China
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 31.200° N, 112.200° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Deaths
- 3,466
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 21,829
- Houses damaged
- 21,829
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.
July or August 1310, an earthquake in Kin Men, Hubei Province, there was a large flood, 21829 houses destroyed, 3466 people killed. (reference #1096)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
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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 513.