December 13, 600 Earthquake: Shaanxi Province, China
An earthquake struck Shaanxi Province, China on December 13, 600. 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
- December 13, 600
- Place
- Shaanxi Province, China
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 34.300° N, 108.900° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Deaths
- 101
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Many (101 to 1,000)
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.
December 13, 600, Xi'an, Shaanxi Provionce, 34.3 N, 108.9 E, magnitude 5.5, intensity VII.
The earthquake struck Xi'an. Landslides occurred and most dwelling houses were destroyed. In the meantime, a gale blew and heavy snow fell. The death toll was more than 100.
Note: The collapse of houses and the deaths were
probably due to the snowstorm.
(above from reference #3939)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 23, 1556, Shaanxi Province, China
- August 10, 1487, Lintong, Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, China
- January 19, 1501, Chaoyi, Shaanxi Province, China
- May 15, 1568, Xian, Shaanxi Province, China
- April 30, 1000, Shaanxi Province, China
- January 1001, Tsin, Shaanxi Province, China
- November 7, 1789, Tongguan, Shaanxi Province, China
- December 1634, Lingtai, Gansu Province, China
- July 1631, Ningxia, China
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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 154.