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Mount Tai earthquake

1830 BCE · Xia dynasty, Asia · Disaster

Mount Tai earthquake
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The Mount Tai earthquake was the first recorded earthquake in history. It occurred at Mount Tai, in present-day Shandong province, China, during the seventh year of the reign of King Fa of the Xia dynasty, which places its occurrence at some point between circa 2205 and 1600 BCE. The earthquake was mentioned briefly in the Bamboo Annals.

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