344 Earthquake: Henan Province, China
An earthquake struck Henan Province, China in 344. It killed 101 people.
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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
- 344
- Place
- Henan Province, China
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 35.400° N, 114.300° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Deaths
- 101
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.
344. E of Jixian, Henan Provo, 35.4 N, 114.3 E, magnitude 5-6.
An earthquake occurred, and river waters were great1y
agitated. The houses and temples at Linchang
Ferry were destroyed, killing more than l00 persons.
Note: Linchang Ferry, another name for Yanjin
Ferry, was located east of the present-day Jixian.
(reference #3939)
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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 83.