June 12, 1681 Earthquake: Yangyang, Sanchok, South Korea
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Yangyang, Sanchok, South Korea on June 12, 1681. It caused a tsunami.
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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
- June 12, 1681
- Place
- Yangyang, Sanchok, South Korea
- Magnitude
- 7
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 37.500° N, 129.500° E
- Country
- South Korea
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Reference #414:
1681, June 12, validity questionable. Korea, east coast, Yanyan and Sanchok. There was an earthquake accompanied by a "sea wave vibration," but more likely a seaquake or seiche.
Reference #150:
1681, June 12, validity 1. East coast Korea. Almost whole Korea vibrated several times. Window walls fell down. Tsunami at Yanyan and Sanchock. Probably storm.
Reference #79:
1681, June 12. Tsunami source: Central Korea. Observation: Korea, E. Coast, Yanyan and Sanchok.
Reference #1045:
1681, June 26. Intensity 4 (JMA), magnitude 6.46. Yangyang, (Gangwondo) Mt. Sorak Sinhung-sa, Samchuk, Pyongchang, Chongson.
Reference #1213:
1681, June 26. Chingson, Pyongchang, Mt. Solak (prov. of Kangwon-do). Adobe fences destroyed with thunder,
tiles of the roofs fell off.
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 5987.