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The Taishan Earthquake of Emperor Fa

Mount Tai (modern Tai'an, Shandong)

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The Bamboo Annals record "in the seventh year of Emperor Fa, Mount Tai shook" — considered the world's earliest written earthquake record. Emperor Fa was the seventh ruler of the Xia Dynasty.

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The Bamboo Annals record: "In the seventh year of Emperor Fa, Mount Tai shook." This is generally considered the world's earliest written earthquake record.

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  • Bamboo Annals
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