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| Local date | July 25, 1668 |
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| Magnitude | 8.5 Ms, 8.5 Mw |
| Depth | 22–28 km (14–17 mi) |
| Epicenter | 35°18′N 118°36′E / 35.3°N 118.6°E |
| Fault | Yishu Fault |
| Areas affected | Qing dynasty (present day China) |
| Max. intensity | MMI XII (Extreme) |
| Tsunami | Probable |
| Aftershocks | Lasted for six years |
| Casualties | 42,578–50,000+ dead |
A major earthquake occurred during the rule of the Qing dynasty in Shandong Province on July 25, 1668. It had an estimated magnitude of Ms 8.5,[1] making it the largest historical earthquake in East China, and one of the largest to occur on land. An estimated 43,000 to 50,000 people were killed,[2] and its effects were widely felt. Its epicenter may have been located between Ju and Tancheng counties, northeast of the prefecture-level city of Linyi in southern Shandong.
- ^ "25 July 1668 Tancheng (Shandong)". Global Historical Earthquake Archive. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Jianshe Lei; Dapeng Zhao; Xiwei Xu; Mofei Du; Qi Mi; Mingwen Lu (2020). "P-wave upper-mantle tomography of the Tanlu fault zone in eastern China". Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors. 299 (106402): 106402. Bibcode:2020PEPI..29906402L. doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2019.106402.