[2] It had an epicenter in the province of Yunnan in southern China and killed an estimated 5,000 people.

[3][4] The earthquake was caused by movement on the northwestern part of the Red River Fault.

[4] The area affected by shaking of at least intensity VII was nearly 5,000 square kilometres.

The city walls were badly affected, locally collapsing completely, with battlements devastated and two of the gate towers destroyed.

[1] In Fengyi, thousands of houses were destroyed and over 1,200 people died, with a further 550 injured.