104 KEPOKTS ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE. 



Date. 



Chingchou Fu, Hvpeh. 



Changting in Tingchou Fu, FiiltUen. The land was cracked 

 and many houses and people were buried. 

 7G5 1575 Feb. Hukuang (comprising the present provinces oi Hunan and 



Iliijjiih) and Kiangsi. 



766 1575 June 19. Hsiangyang Fu, Yunyang Fu, iT»/;p/(, and Nan3-ang in ZTi/iw*. 



There was a movement for three days. 



767 1575 June. Hsinyang, Juning, Jlonan. 



768 1575 Aug. 7. Fuohou Fu, Tingchou Fu, Changchou Fu, FuliUcn, nnd 



Haiyung, Chaochou Fu, Kuangtimg. 



769 1575 Nov. 5. Imperial City. 



770 1575 Nov. 15. Ditto. 



771 1575 Nov. 27. Minchou in Kungchang Fu, Kansu. Shocks were repeated 



many times during the day. 



772 157G Mar. 26. Su and Liaotung, Shinghing. 



773 1576 Mar. 27. Ditto. 



774 1577 Mar. 22. Tengyueh in Yungchang Fu, Yunnan. During the day there 



were twenty shocks. 



775 1577 Mar. 23. The same district. A land.^lip took place; a mountain was 



displaced ; water burst out ; many people were killed. 



776 1579 Aug. 16. Imperial City, Peking. 



777 1580 July 7. Tsunhua, Yungping Fu, Chihll. For a week there were many 



shocks every day. 



778 1580 Sept. 16. Chingping, Piaglu, Pingjang Fu, 5/(a«si. A thousand yards 



of the castle wall were destroyed. 



779 1581 May 27. Y'uchou in HsuanhuaFu, ChlhU ; Tatung Fu and neighbouring 



districts in Shausi. It was followed by a loud noi.sc. 



780 1583 Feb. 27. Chengtien Fu (now Anlu Fu), ^w/e/i, 



781 l.'^Sl Mar. 31. Imperial City, Peking. 



782 l.'<84 June 27. Ditto. 



783 1585 Feb. 7. Iluaian Fu, Yangchou Fu, Chiangning Fu, Kiangsv, and 



Luchou, Anliui. 

 781 1585 April 6. Shanyin in Tatung Fu, 5/ta7m. 



785 1585 Sept. 4. Imperial City, Peking. 



786 1586 May 27. Ditto. 



787 1587 April 10. Kaifeng, Changte, Weihui, and Huaiching Fu, Honan. Three 



shocks during the day, 



788 1587 June. Taiyuan Fu, Sluinsi. 



789 1588 Julyl. Imperial Cit}% Peking. 



790 15S9 Aug. 24. Hangchou Fu, Wenchou Fu, Shaohsing Fu, CliehMang. 



791 1590 July 7. Kanchou and Lintao, Kamu. The damage was great, and it 



is impossible to estimate the same. Very many peojle 

 were killed. 



792 1590 Aug. Fuchou Fu, Fuhlden. Very many shocks. 



793 1591 April 27. Changpingchou in Shuntien Fu, CAjZi/i. 



794 1591 Nov. 21. Sbantan in Kanchou Fu, Kansu. 



795 1595 July 2. Imperial City. 



796 1596 Jan. 24. Ilsian Fu, in Shcnsi, where the shock was followed by a loud 



noise. 



797 1596 Dec. Ywchan, Fitliliten. 



798 1597 Feb. 17. Ssuchuan in Liaotang, SIdngldng. The ground was moviug 



for three days. 



799 1597 Oct. 2. Liaoyang and Kuangning, S/nngking. Water burst out of the 



ground, and it did not cease for three days. 



800 1597 Oct. 6. Imperial Citv, Peking, and neighbouring districts. 



801 1598 Feb. 5. Ditto. 



802 1598 Feb. 6. Ninghsia, A'aimi. 



803 1598 Feb. 7. Changle in Y'ichang, Uupeh. There was a landslip 20 yards 



in depth. 



804 1598 Sept. 24. Imperial Cit)'. It was followed by a loud noise. 



805 1699 Sef)t. 13. Chengtien, Aniu Fu, Mienyang, in Hanyang Fu, Huveh; 



Yochou Fu, Hunan. 



