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The 1695 Linfen earthquake in Shannxi, Qing dynasty causes extreme damage and kills at least 52,000 people.
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1695 Linfen earthquake
Earthquake in China
The 1695 Linfen earthquake struck Shanxi Province in North China, Qing dynasty on May 18. Occurring at a shallow depth within the continental crust, the surface-wave magnitude 7.8 earthquake had a maximum intensity of XI on the China seismic intensity scale and Mercalli…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
May 18
Day of the year
May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 227 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)