November 4, 1507 Earthquake: Anning, Yuxi, Yunnan Province, China
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Anning, Yuxi, Yunnan Province, China on November 4, 1507.
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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
- November 4, 1507
- Place
- Anning, Yuxi, Yunnan Province, China
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (Ms)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 24.600° N, 102.500° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Deaths
- Some (about 51 to 100)
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.
November 4, 1507, between Anning and Yuxi, Yunnan Province, 24.6 N, 102.5 E, magnitude 5.25, intensity VI.
Earth quaked at Anning Prefecture (the seat of local
government was located at Anning) and Xinxing
Prefecture (seat at Yuxi), Civilian houses rocked. Some people were killed. Shocks continued for several days.
Shaking also struck Kunming.
(above from reference #3939)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 4, 1970, Hanoi, Yunnan Province, Vietnam, China
- 1499, Yi Liang, Yunnan Province, 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
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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 7927.