What is 1668 Shandong earthquake?
{{Infobox earthquake | name = 1668 Shandong earthquake | location = {{coord|35.3|N|118.6|E|display=inline,title}} | map2 = {{Location map | China | relief = yes | label= | lat = 35.3 | long = 118.6 | mark = Bullseye1.png | marksize = 40 | position = top | width = 250 | float = right | caption = }} | local-date = {{Start date|1668|7|25|df=yes}} | magnitude = 8.5 {{M|s|link=yes}}<br>8.5 {{M|w|link=y}} | intensity = {{MMI|12}} | depth = {{convert|25|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} | affected = [[Shandong Province]], [[Qing dynasty]], [[China]] | casualties = 42,578–50,000+ deaths | pre-1900 = yes | tsunami = Probable | landslide = Yes | foreshocks = | aftershocks = Continued for 6 years }} The '''1668 Shandong Earthquake''', also known as the '''Great Tancheng Earthquake''', was a very powerful [[earthquake]] that struck [[Shandong Province]], [[Qing dynasty]], [[China]] on 25 July 1668. The earthquake had a [[Seismic magnitude scales|magnitude]] 8.5 with a [[hypocenter]] (depth) of 25 km. The [[epicenter]] of the earthquake was in the northeast of the city of [[Linyi]]. The maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] was XII (Extreme).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Significant Earthquake Information|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/1054|access-date=1 September 2023|website=NOAA}}</ref> This earthquake caused massive devastation in Shandong and in the neighboring [[Political divisions of China#Provinces|provinces]], leading to the deaths of an estimated 43,000 to 50,000 people. This was the most powerful earthquake in eastern China, and one of the most powerful earthquakes to occur on land. Historical [[document]]s say that there was flooding at the [[coast]] and at [[river]] [[shore]]s after the earthquake, which means that there could have been a [[tsunami]]. After the earthquake, there were many [[aftershock|aftershocks]] which lasted for six years. == References == {{Reflist}} {{History-stub}} [[Category:Earthquakes in China]] [[Category:History of China]] [[Category:17th