1551 Earthquake: Qinglong, Guizhou Province, China
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Qinglong, Guizhou Province, China in 1551.
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
- 1551
- Place
- Qinglong, Guizhou Province, China
- Magnitude
- 5 (Ms)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 25.800° N, 105.200° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Deaths
- Many (about 101 to 1,000)
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.
Summer 1551, Qinglong, Guizhou Province, 25.8 N, 105.2 E, magnitude 5, intensity VI. The earthquake caused a landslide. Many people were killed. Note: The disaster was related to landslide. (reference #3939)
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 7934.