ON SEISMOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS. 99 



Date. 

 No. A.n. 



608 1452 Nanking. . ^ u , j • 



609 1454 Nov. 21. Imperial City, Peking. Accompanied by a loud noise; motion 



north-west to south-east. 



610 1457 Nov. 11. Nanking. 



611 1465 Feb. Hsiangyang Fu, Hupeli. 



612 1465 May 12. Tiaochou, Tientsin Fu, ChlhU. The ground did not come to 



rest for twenty-two dajs. 



613 1465 May 12. A strong earthquake also occurred in Chengtu Fu, SsvcJiuan, 



and shocks were repeated 375 times. 



614 1467 Earthquake. 



615 1467 June 28. Hsuanhua Fu, Chlhli, and Tatung Fu, Shansi. There was 



also a strong earthquake at Sochou in Soping Fu and 

 Weiyuen, Sliniisi ; many people were wounded. 



616 1468 Sept. 1. Imperial City, Peking. Accompanied with sound. 



617 1469 Jan. 3. In Hukuang. This province compiises Changsha Fu, Hunan, 



and Wuchang Fu, Ilupeh. 



618 1470 Jan. 18. Juning Fu. Honan, Wuchung Fu, Hanyang Fu. Hupeh, and 



Yochou Fu in Hunan. 



619 1470 Feb. 18. i7b«a«and Hukuang comprising ^(t«««andS^i//^eA("Wuchang). 



620 1470 Hukuang, Wuchang, Hu/ieJi. 



621 1474 May 23. Hoching in Lichiang Fu, Yunnan. Shocks were repeated 



fifteen times ; many houses were destroyed and many people 

 killed. 



622 1474 Dec. 3. Tashaching in Lingchou, Chingyang Fu, Kansu. It made a 



noise like thunder: shocks were repeated day and night, 



and many houses were destroyed. 

 Nanking, A'iangsv. 

 Imperial City, Peking. 



Fenyang and Linhuai, Anhui. Accompanied by sound. 

 Lintao and Kungchang in Knnsu. It destroyed many castle 



walls. 



627 1477 May 22. Kanchou, Ninghsia, Liangchou, Kansu, Yulin, SJien.si, and 



Yichou in Shavgtunff. The greatest damage was done at 

 Ninghsia and Kanchou, where the ground was cracked and 

 the castle walls were damaged in eighty places'. 



628 1477 Oct. 25. Imperial City, Peking. Shocks were repeated three times 



during the day. 



629 1478 July Taiping Fu, Kuangsi. Shocks were repeated seven times 



during the day, and the ground was moving until the end 

 of August. 



630 1478 Aug. Chengtu, Ssuohuan. Many houses destroyed and many people 



were killed. 



631 1480 June Changle, Fuchou Fu, Fukkien. 



632 1480 Sept. 23. Yuehsui in Ningyuan Fu, Ssuchvan. Shocks were repeated 



seven times during the day, and it was several days before 

 the ground came to rest. 



633 1481 Mar. 19. Nanking, Huaian Fu, Yangcbou Fu, Kiangsu, Fengyang Fu, 



Luchou Fu, Hochiu, Ymgchou Fu, Anhui, Yenchou Fu, 

 Shantung, and Houan Fu in Honan. 



634 1481 June 30. Tsunhua and Suchou, Shuntian Fu, CA?AZz. 



635 1481 July 6. Another earthquake at the fame places, and Yungping Fu, 



Chihli, Liaotung, and Shingldng. Shocks repeated three 

 times during the day. 



636 1484 Feb. 7. Imperial City, Peking, Yungping, Hsuenhna, ChihU,&n6. Liao- 



tung. Most damage was done at Hsuenhua ; many castles 

 destroyed and many people killed. 



637 1484 June 4. Taichou, Shansi. Shocks were repeated seven times. 



638 1485 Mar. 15. Tamn ¥a, Shantum/. 



639 1485 Mar. 26. Ditto. Four days later the shock was repeated. 



640 1483 April 5. Earthquake. 



641 1485 April 8. Ditto. 



642 1485 April 13. Ditto. 



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