August 2, 1725 Earthquake: Kangding, Sichuan Province, China
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Kangding, Sichuan Province, China on August 2, 1725.
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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
- August 2, 1725
- Place
- Kangding, Sichuan Province, China
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (Ms)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 30.100° N, 101.900° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Deaths
- Very many (over 1,000)
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 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.
August 2, 1725, Kangding, Sichuan Province, 30.1 N, 101.9 E, magnitude 5.5, intensity VII.
Kangding: Tibetan fortresses collapsed, and innumerable
people were killed.
The shock also struck Hanyuan. (reference #3939)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 12, 2008, Sichuan Province, China
- March 24, 1923, Sichuan Province, China
- December 8, 1816, Sichuan Province, China
- May 25, 1948, Sichuan Province, China
- June 1, 1786, S of Kangding, Sichuan Province, China
- August 30, 1904, Sichuan Province, China
- August 29, 1893, Sichuan Province, China
- September 7, 1792, N of Qianning, Sichuan Province, China
- March 6, 1932, Sichuan Province, China
- May 15, 1793, Near Qianning, Sichuan Province, China
- September 20, 1933, Sichuan Province, China
- August 24, 1930, Sichuan Province, China
- April 20, 2013, Longmen, Sichuan Province, China
- January 23, 1981, Sichuan Province, China
- September 5, 2022, Sichuan 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 7922.