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806 1600 Mar. 18. Imperial City, Peking. The shocks were from north-east to 



south-west, and were repeated twice. 



807 1C02 May 30. Shunghsiang iu Anlu Fu, Uvjii'h. Many houses were 



destroyed. 



808 1G02 July 2. Imperial City, Peking. 



60'J 1604 Oct. 25. Kungchang Fu, Kansu ; Lecluian, Hsian Fu, Sltensi ; Paij-ang 

 in Kuangbsin Fu, Mangsi ; Wu in Suchou, Kiangm. The 

 shocks were repeated ten times in the day; many houses were 

 destroyed and many people were killed. At Paiyang the 

 ground opened for a length of ten yards and water burst 

 out. 

 810 1605 July 14. Luchuan in Yulin, Knangsi. The shock was followed by a 

 loud noise, city walls and houses were destroyed, and many 

 were killed. 

 Sll 1606 Nov. 6. Imperial City, Peking. The motion was from northeast to 

 south-west. 



Taiyuan Fu, Shanai. 



Sungpan, Lungan Fu, Mou, "Wenchou, Ssiichvan. The groucd 

 moved for several days. 



Imperial City, Peking. « 



Ditto. 



Kanchou Fu, Xansv. Many city walls and houses were 

 destroj-ed, and about 840 people were killed. At Tungkuan, 

 Shaohsiiig Fu, Chehltiang, the land opened for a length of 

 870 li (about 310 miles). 



Tali, Wuting, and Chuching Fu, Yunnan Fu, Yunnan. 



Yunnan Fu and Chuching Fu, Yuivnav. 



Yunnan Fu and Chuching Fu, Yunnan. Many houses were 

 destroyed. 



Taiyuan Fu, SJiami, and Honan Fu, Honan. 



Yangchou Fu, Mangsu, and I^angshan (now Changyang), 

 Yichang Fu, Hupeh. In Langshan a temple was thrown 

 out of the vertical. 



822 1615 Aug. 24. Chuhsiang Fu, Ymmaoi. The shock was followed by a loud 



noise and people were frightened. 



823 1G15 Dec. 8. Imperial City, Peking. 



824 1G16 May Hsinfeng Fu, Chenchiang Fu, Kiangsv. The ground did not 



come to rest for twenty-eight days. 



825 1617 June 14. Fengyang Fu, Anlnd. 



826 1617 June 15. Ditto. 



827 1618 Aug. 15. Imperial City, Peking. 



828 1618 Nov. 17. Imperial City, Peking, Shenchih, Ningwu Fu, and seventeen 



other districts in Shansi. 



829 1620 Mar. 5. Yunnan Fu, r?/«wrt?!.; ChaochingFu,Huichou, JSTwaw^^wwi?, and 



Wuchang, and the whole of Hvpth. 

 8C0 1C22 Mar. 18. Tungchang, Shantung; Honan Fu, Honan; and Haining, 

 Hangchou Fu, CJiehMang. 



831 1622 April 17. Tungchang and eight other districts in ShanUing. Many 



people were killed and many houses destroyed ; the move- 

 ment did not cease for three days. 



832 1622 Oc\ 25. Lungte and neighbouring districts in Pingliang, Kansu. It 



destroyed the city walls for a length of 30,000 yards ; about 

 11,800 houses were damaged and about 12,000 people were 

 killed or wounded. 



833 1622 Dec. 13. Hsian, Shcmi. 



834 1623 April 30. Imperial City, Peking. 



835 1623 Oct. 18. Ditto. 



836 1623 Dec. 23. Yunnan Fu, Yunnan. 



837 1624 Feb. 10. Nanking and six other districts. The greatest damage was 



at Yangchou Fu, Kiangsu. 



838 1624 Feb. 11. Imperial City, Peking. 



839 1624 Mar. 31. Suc'^ou. Shuntien Fu, and Yungpicg Fu, r/^Ac'i 



