September 30, 1730 Earthquake: Beijing, China

September 30, 1730, suburbs, Beijing, 40 N, 116.2 E, magnitude 6.5, intensity VIII.

Meizoseismic region: The meizoseismic region lay

between Mt. Xianshan in the western suburbs of Beijing and Huilongguan of Changping- 203 villages in the countryside of Beijing suffered damage, among them 4 in the east, 29 in the south, 40 in the north, and 130 in the west. In the west of

the city, more than 10,000 rooms of adobe or brick houses and more than 4,600 walls collapsed. 201 people were killed or injured.

Beijing: More than 16,000 rooms of houses collapsed,

accounting for about 4% of the total. In addition,

more than 12,000 walls collapsed. Halls in

the Imperial Palace were damaged in varying

degrees. Cracks occurred on the city walls at Andin

Gate and Xuanwu Gate extending 123 km, Temples,

Baita (White Pagoda) in Beibai, halls and

churches were damaged. 457 people were killed

or injured.

Daxing: Three rooms in the county government study were destroyed.

The recorded felt area was very, large, including:

Wuqing, Anxin, Rongcheng, Xingtai, Sanhe, Baodf,

Ninghe, Wanquan, Shenxian, Xincheng, Anguo,

Zhuoxian, Jixian, Xushui, Shulu, HuoIu,

]ingxing, Zanhuang, Gaocheng, Nanhe, Pingxiang,

Guangzong, Cangxian, Fucheng, Renqiu, Jiaohe,

And, Qingyun, Dingxing, Ningjin, Jingxian,

Dongguang, Yuxian, Lulong, Shanhaiguan, Zunhua,

Laisbui, Zaoqiang in Hebei Province; Tianzhen,

Heshun in Shanxi Province; Daping, Pingyuan,

Linqu, Zhangqiu, Leling, Zichuan in Shandong

Province; Suizheng in Liaoning Province.

The maximum distance on record was 450 km.

Minor after shocks continued for more than one

month.

(above from reference #3939)