April 1817 Earthquake: Changli, Sichuan Province, China
An earthquake struck Changli, Sichuan Province, China in April 1817.
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
- April 1817
- Place
- Changli, Sichuan Province, China
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Country
- China
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 11,000
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.
April, 1917, Changli on the borders of Szechuan; 11,000 houses destroyed. (reference #1055)
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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 1624.