November 502 Earthquake: Pyongyang, North Korea
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Pyongyang, North Korea in November 502.
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
- November 502
- Place
- Pyongyang, North Korea
- Magnitude
- 6.7
- Intensity
- 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 39.000° N, 125.300° E
- Country
- North Korea
The toll
- Deaths
- Many (about 101 to 1,000)
- 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.
501, Pyongyang. houses destroyed, many dead (reference #1213)
502 November, Pyongyang. houses ruined, people died (reference #14368)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
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Significant earthquakes of 502The 500sRecent earthquakes near here
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 123.