May 1535 Earthquake: Changting, Fujian, China
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Changting, Fujian, China in May 1535.
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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
- May 1535
- Place
- Changting, Fujian, China
- Magnitude
- 5 (Ms)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 25.800° N, 116.400° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Deaths
- Many (about 101 to 1,000)
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 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.
May 1535, Changting, Fujian Province, 25.8 N, 116.4 E, magnitude 4-5.
Many landslides occurred at Mt. Qingyan, Guiyang.
Several hundred mu of farmland were buried. Civilian
houses collapsed. Many persons were killed.
Note: The disaster was related to landslides.
(above from reference #3939)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
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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 706.