1499 Earthquake: Yi Liang, Yunnan Province, China
An earthquake struck Yi Liang, Yunnan Province, China in 1499. It killed 10,000 people.
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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
- 1499
- Place
- Yi Liang, Yunnan Province, China
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 25.000° N, 103.000° 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.
Earthquake in 1499 in Yi Liang, Yunnan Province. A noise came from the southeast similar to thunder, tens of thousands were killed. Continual jolts during 10 months. Calm returned at the end of 4 years. (reference #1096)
Reference #3939 lists shock struck Xiangyun in the same year [1499] and also struck Jingdong in the same month [July 1499].
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 4, 1970, Hanoi, Yunnan Province, Vietnam, China
- January 4, 1500, Yiliang, Yunnan Province, China
- September 6, 1833, Yunnan Province, China
- September 9, 1680, Yunnan Province, China
- February 26, 1713, S of Xundian, Yunnan Province, China
- August 27, 1799, Yunnan Province, China
- December 16, 1887, Yunnan Province, China
- November 30, 1606, Jianshui, Yunnan Province, China
- December 30, 1763, Yunnan Province, China
- December 21, 1913, Yunnan Province, China
- November 24, 1814, Siping, Yunnan Province, China
- January 8, 1725, Songming, Yiliang, Yunnan Province, China
- January 27, 1755, Yunnan Province, China
- April 6, 1940, Yunnan Province, China
- May 23, 1761, Yunnan 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 655.