October 23, 46 Earthquake: Nanyang, Henan Province, China
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Nanyang, Henan Province, China on October 23, 46.
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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
- October 23, 46
- Place
- Nanyang, Henan Province, China
- Magnitude
- 6.5 (Ms)
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 33.000° N, 112.500° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Deaths
- Some (about 51 to 100)
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Some (about 51 to 100)
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.
October 23, 46, Nanyang, Henan Province, 33 N, 122.5 E, magnitude 6.5, intensity VIII. Shocks hit 42 prefectures and states, with Nanyang the most affected. Houses and walls were wrecked, officials and civilians were killed. Fissures appeared in the ground. The earthquake also struck Luoyang. (reference #3939)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
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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 7896.