May 1347 Earthquake: Lintou, Chingchou, Shandong Province, China
An earthquake struck Lintou, Chingchou, Shandong Province, China in May 1347.
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
- May 1347
- Place
- Lintou, Chingchou, Shandong Province, China
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 36.900° N, 118.200° 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.
March to June, 1347, China (Shantung), Lintzu, Chingchou Fu, (Shansi), Hotung now called Puchou and Pingyang, intensity III which corresponds to an earthquake which destroyed towns and devastated districts. (reference #1055).
May-June, 1347, Shandong Province, Lin Tou, many deaths. (reference #1096)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 25, 1668, Shandong Province, China
- June 1, 70 BC, Shandong Province, China
- November 19, 1829, Shandong Province, China
- July 18, 1969, Bohai Sea, China
- August 5, 2023, Pingyuan, Shangdong Province, China
- June 28, 173, Yellow Sea, China
- June 13, 1888, Bohai Gulf, China
- September 18, 1704, Dongguang, Cangxian, 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 534.