ON SEISMOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS. 



108 



No. 



731 

 732 



735 

 736 



737 

 738 



739 

 740 

 741 

 742 



743 

 744 

 745 



746 

 747 



748 

 749 

 760 

 751 



754 

 753 

 756 



Date. 



A.D. 



1540 May 25. 

 1542 Nov. 14. 



733 1542 Dec. 26. 



734 1543 April 14. 



1543 May 19. 



1544 April 3. 



1.548 

 1548 



Aug. 18. 

 Sept. 22. 



1551 Oct. 10. 



1552 Mar. 16. 

 1552 March. 

 1555 Feb. 3. 



1558 Feb. 9. 



1558 April 27. 



1558 June 16. 



1658 July 3. 



1558 Nov. 22. 



1558 Nov. 28. 



1558 Dec. 4. 



1559 Aug. 25. 



1560 May. 



752 1561 Mar. 3. 

 763 1561 Auff. 16. 



1562 Feb. 24. 

 1566 Feb. 1. 

 1568 Aprilll, 



767 1568 May 5. 



Taochou, Kungchang, and Kansu (present Kanchou), Kansv. 



Pingyang, Shansi ; Kuyuan, Pingling Fu, Ninghsia Fu, an 

 Taochou, Kansu. Followed by a loud noise. 



Kungchang Fu, Kuyuan, Pingling Fu, Kansu; Hsian Fu and 

 Fenghsiang Fu, Sheiid. 



Taiyuan Fu, Shansi. The ground did not come to rest for ten 



days, and shocks were followed by a loud noise. 

 Fnchou, Changchou, Chuanchou, and Hsinghua Fu, Fuhkien. 

 Taiyuan, SJiatisi. The ground did not come to rest for ten 

 days ; the shocks were followed by a loud noise. 



Imperial City, Peking, Shuntien Fu, and Paoting Fu, Cliihli. 



Imperial City, Peking, Tengchou V\\, ShanUmg ; Kuangning 

 in Chaoching Fu, Kuancjtimg. 



Imperial City, Peking. Shocks followed by a loud noise. 



Fengyang Fu, Anhni. Shock followed by a loud noise. 



Taiyuan Fu, Shansi. Shock followed by a loud noise. 



Shansi, Shensi, and Honan. Followed by a noise like thunder. 

 The greatest damage was done at Weinan, Chaoyi, Sanyuan, 

 in Hsian Fu, Huachou, Tunarchou Fa, Shensi; Pucnou Fu, 

 Shansi. A mountain was displaced and a new mountain 

 was formed on level ground. The land was fissured and 

 water burst forth to form a small pond in which were 

 many small fish. Many houses were destroyed and about 

 830,000 people were killed. Shocks were repeated several 

 times each day and the ground did not come to rest for 

 several days (B, 1556, January). 



Shensi. 



Changping, Shuntien Fu, Chihli. 



Puchou Fu, Shami. The ground did not come to rest for 

 three days, and each shock was followed by a loud noise. 

 Ditto. 



Huachou, Tuugchou Fu, Shensi. Each shock was followed 

 by a loud noise. 

 Ditto. 



Huachou, Tungchou Fu, Shensi. Many houses were destroyed. 



Nanking, Kiangsu. Followed by a loud noise. 



Chiahsing Fu, Huchou Fu, Chehhiang. Many fish jumped 

 out of the river. 



Shantan in Kanchou Fu, Kansu. Many houses and castles 

 were damaged. 



Taiyuan Fu, Tatung Fu, Shansi; Yulin Fu, Shensi ; Ninghsia 

 Fu and Kuyuan in Pingling Fu, Kansu. The greatest 

 damage was done at Ninghsia and Kuyuan. Many houses 

 were destroyed, and many people lost their lives. 



Imperial City, Peking, Ninghsia and Hosi, Kansu. 



Fiichou, Hsinghua, and Chuanchou, Fuhkitn. 



Hsian Fu, Hanchung Fu, Shensi ; Chingyang Fu, Ninghsia, 

 Kansu ; Puchou Fu, Anyi, Shansi ; also Vunyang, Hvpeh. 



Imperial (Uty, Peking, Leting, Yungping Fu, Chihli ; 

 Tengchou, Shantung ; Shunching, Ssuchuan. The greatest 

 damage occurred at Leting. At two places the land opened 

 for a length of 30 feet and water burst out of the cracks. 

 The Castle of Ningyuen, in Ssuchuan, was destroyed. 



Huaiching Fu, Nanyang Fu, Juning Fu, IIuna7i,,a.nd Ninghsia, 

 Kansu. 



Fenghsiang Fu, Hsian Fu, Shensi ; Pingling Fu, Chingyang 

 Fu, Kansu. Many castles and houses were destroyed and 

 many people were killed. 



Imperial City, Peking. 

 Ditto. 



Imperial City, Peking. Shocks repeated three times during 

 the day. 



