90 



KErORTS ON THE 8TATE OF SCIENCE. 



No. 

 245 



246 



2-17 



Date. 



A.D. 



767 Dec. 25. 



768 May. 

 777 



Imperial City, Chang-an, Hsian Fu, Shend. Motion was from 



N.E., and a loud noise was repeated three tinoes. 

 Imperial Citj', Changan, Hsian Fu, Shensi (P., July 2). 

 In the Tingho Circuit, C/iihli. The greatest damage was at 

 Tzulu, in Paoting Fu, and Ningchin. The land was fissured, 

 and sand and water were ejected. Many houses were 

 destroyed and many people were killed. The ground did 

 not come to rest for many days. 

 Imperial City, Changan, Hsian, Shensi. 

 Ditto. 

 Ditto. 



Ditto. (B, June.) 



Ditto. 

 Tangtu fnow Honan Fu), Shan, in Honan, and Pu, in Hsi, 



Shan si. 

 Imperial Ciij. 



The whole of China was shaken, but the most damage was 



done at Kin, in Hunan, and Fang, in Yunyang Fu, Hupeh. 



^ A mountain was displaced, the ground opened, and water 



gushed forth, many houses were destroyed, and people 



lived in the open air until movement had ceased. 



Imperial City. (B, Feb. 13, 14, 29 ; also March 1, 3, 6, 7, and 8.) 



The whole of China. The Imperial City was destroyed. 

 (R, March 17, 18, 29; April 16, 21; May 2, 3; also 

 June 27 and 28.) 



The Imperial Citj'. The shocks were followed by noise like 



thunder. 

 Imperial City. 

 Earthquake. 

 Imperial City and neighbouring districts. Most damage was 



done at Hochung Fu (Puchou Fu), SJiansi, and Kuannei, 



She7isi. Many of the castle walls and houses were destroyed. 



The ground opened and water burst forth. 

 Imperial City. 

 Ditto. 

 Ditto. 

 Imperial City. Many trees fell down. 

 Suichou, Lichiang Fu, Yunnan. During a day and night there 



were more than eighty shocks. There was a landslip thirty 



Chinese miles (about ten miles) in length, and more than a 



hundred people were killed. 

 Imperial City, Changan, Hsian, Shoisi. 

 Imperial City (B, April 12). 

 Imperial City, Changan (B, March 13). 

 Imperial City, Changan. 

 Imperial City, Changan (B, August 4). 



Imperial City, Changan. Many tiles shaken down from roofs. 

 Imperial City. 



Imperial City (also a slight shock in old Tungsjiu). 

 Imperial City. 



Sung and Po, now forming Honan Fu, Honan (B, 843, March 8.) 

 Imperial City, Changan, Hsian Fu, Shensi. 

 Earthquake. 



