September 12, 1700 Earthquake: Chungchong, South Korea
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Chungchong, South Korea on September 12, 1700. 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
- September 12, 1700
- Place
- Chungchong, South Korea
- Magnitude
- 6.5 (Ms)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 36.500° N, 126.500° 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:
1700, September 12. 36.5 N, 126.5 E. In Korea, there was an earthquake and tsunami on the coast of the province of P'yongyan, at Naepo [North Korea]. There was no destruction. According to D.N. Rustanovich et al. (1961), an earthquake occurred in the province of Ch'ungch'ong. At Chulgsan, large cracks formed on the surface of the ground. A tsunami occurred.
Reference #150:
1700, September 12. 36.5 N, 126.5 E, magnitude 6.5. Earthquake and tsunami Heiando [North Korea] and Chuseido earthquake, Uchiura tsunami. No damage.
Reference #79:
1700, September 12. Tsunami source area Heiando, [North] Korea. Tsunami observation Uchiura, W. coast Korea. No damage.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- August 12, 1664, Chonju,chinan, South Korea
- October 7, 1978, Hongseong, South Korea
- December 27, Kwangju, South Korea
- July 89, Kwangju, South Korea
- January 24, 1455, Kwangju, South Korea
- October 30, 1670, Kwangju,sunchang,unkyo,kosan, South Korea
- June 11, 2024, Jeonbuk, South Korea
- July 16, 1613, Suwon, South Korea
- December 9, 1649, Yellow Sea, South Korea
- July 1036, Kaesong, North Korea
- August 1, 1385, Kaesong, North Korea
- July 31, 1668, Yellow Sea, North Korea
- July 3, 1936, South Korea
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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 5990.