ON SEISMOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS. 



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238 706 



Earthquake, Kienkang, Kiangsti (now Chiangning). 

 Ditto. 

 Ditto. 

 Ditto. 

 Kienkang, two earthquakes. 



Earthquake at Kienkang, Kiangsu (now Cuiangning). 

 ringlieh, Chengte Fa, CMhli. 



Earthquake, Pinechou, now Shnnsi (see ' Taiyuan Fa '). 

 Liangchoa Fu, Kaiisu. Many castles and houses destroyed. 

 Earthquake. 



[Biot says from the year 402 to 587 civil war interfered 

 with keeping of registers. ] 

 The Imperial City, Changan, Hsian Fu, Shensi. 

 All China was shaken. 

 Chiyung (now Fenghsiang Fu), S/ien.u. 

 Imperial City, Changan, Hsian Fu, Shensi. 

 Tsunchcu (now Changyang), in Wuchang Fu, Hupeh. Ground 



slipped down from mountains and a river overflowed. 

 Imperial City, Changan, Hsian Fu, Shensi. 

 Sung and Tsung, Lungan Fu, Ssuchnan. Many houses 



destroyed. (One book gives the date as the 22nd ) 

 Lingchou, Ninghsia, Kansu. It made a noise like thunder. 



(One book gives the date as the 15th.) 

 Hotung, comprising Puchou Fu, Pingling, Chiang-Ho, Chieh, 



Shansi. i\Jost damage occurred at Puchou ; more than fifty 



people killed. (One book gives the date as Aug. 1st.) 

 Earthquake, ditto. (.One book gives the date as the 3rd.) 

 Ditto. 

 Ditto. 

 Ditto. 

 Earthquake. 



Ditto. 



Tinghsiang, Hsin, Shansi. 



Imperial City, Chingan, Hsian, Shensi (B, April 25). 

 Earthquake, ditto. 



Ditto. 

 Hsingfeng, Kanchou Fa, Xansu (B, earthquake ?). Mountain 



displaced and water rose to a height of 20 feet. 

 Imperial Citv, Changan, Hsian, Shensi (B, Oct. 25). 



Ditto. 

 Sheutu. 



Changchou Fu, Kiangsu. 

 Yangchou Fu, Changchou Fu, Jun (now Chenchiang), and 



Suchou Fu in Kiangsn. These places are at opposite sides 



of the river Yangtsze. 

 Chiennan and six other districts, Ssvchuan. Chiennan is now 



called Chentu 

 Yengchou Fu, /{iangsu (B, June 23). 

 Pingyacg Fu, Fenchou Fu, Chiang, in Shansi. Many houses 



destroyed, and more than a hundred people killed. 

 Earthquake and thunderstorm at Lantien, Hsian, Shensi. A 



mountain was displaced. 

 Chinchou (now Kungchang), Kansu. The shock was followed 



by many loud noises ; many houses were destroyed, and 



about four thousand people were killed. 

 Imperial City, Changan, Hsian Fu. Shensi. 

 Hohsi (north-west of Ninghsia Fu, Kansu), Changych, in 



Kanchou, and Chiuchuan (now Suchou Fu), Kansn. It was 



followed by a loud noise. The greatest damage occurred 



at Changyeh and Chiuchuan, where many houses were 



destroyed, and many people lost their lives. The ground 



did not come to rest until March, 757 



Made a noise like thunder. 



