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Bate. 



884 1730 Sept. 30. Teking. About one Uiousand people were killed and sbocks 



continued uatil October 8. 



885 1817 Jan. 28. 3 A.M., Macao (Aomen) Kuarigtung. Two shocks : it was 



strong at fifty leagues from Macao. 

 880 1824 Jan. 2. Macao. Slight. 



887 1824 Aug. 14. Canton, Kuangtung. Great destruction "and many lives lost. 



888 1834 Yunnan Fu, Fwajiftw. The whole city was destroyed. 



889 1834 June 28-July 19. Changte Fu, Honan, and on the boundaries of throe 



provinces, Kuangping Fu, Taming Fa, Chikli, Pingyang 

 Fu, Shansi, and Tungchang Fu, Shantung. About forty 

 thousand people were killed; ten thousand houses were 

 destroyed. 



The Distribution of EartJiqualce Destructivity in China. 



In the following tables the numbers correspond to the numbers in the 

 preceding catalogue. If a disturbance was severe at several places its 

 number appears after several names. The earthquakes which are said to 

 have shaken the whole of China took place between the years a.d. 600 

 and 788. At this time the Imperial City was Changan (present Hsian in 

 Shensi). The province of Yunnan was not then included in China. 



Imperial cities referred to were as follow : — 



Changan, Hsian, Shen.si, 206 B.C. to A.D. 25 and A.D. 589 to 907. 

 Honan (Loyang), Honan, A.D. 2(5 to 194 and 222 to 265. 

 Chengtu, Ssuchuan, A.D. 221 to 263. 



Nanking, Kiangsu, a.d. 222 to 277 and 317 to 589 and 1268 to 1425. 

 . Taiyuan, Shansi, a.d. 386 to 535. 

 Kaifeng, Honan, A.D. 907 to 1278. 

 Peking, Chihli, A.D. 1260 to 1368 and 1425 to present time. 



Earthquakes at Unknown Places. (91 Entries.) 



9, 12, 13, 15, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 30, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45. 46, 47. 

 49, 50, 51, 53, 70, 71, 76, 90, 91, 96, 104, 133, 13.5, 137, 138, 139, 142, 160, 161, 162, 

 163, 165, 170, 171, 17.3, 174, 175, 176. 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 189, 

 190, 192, 193, 195, 196. 197, 212, 235, 275, 2;t3, 382, 395, 399, 400, 401, 411, 435, 436, 

 428, 438, 439, 440, 450, 458, 481, 500, 614, 64.0, 641, 642— total, 91. 



Earthquakes which Shook the Whole of China. (18 Entries.) 



214, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 

 272— total, 18. 



Anhui. (3.3 Entries.) . . 



Anching (lat. 30° 32', long. 117° 07'). 504. 509, 511— total, 3. 



Chu (lat. 32° 15', long. 118° 20'), 380— total, 1. 



Fengyang (lat. 32° 54', long. 117° 35'), 310, 625, 633, 670, 697, 722, 723, 740, 825,- 

 826, 877, 879 -total, 12. 



Luchou (lat. 31° 50', long. 117° 15'). 509, 593, 633, 783— total, 4. 



Ningkuo (lat. .30° 50', long. 118° 41'), 545, 683— total, 2. 



Taiping (lat. 31° 18', long. 118° 21'), 109, 118, 119, 124, 125, 150, 151, 152, 6S3— 

 total, 9. 



Yingchou (lat. 32° 23', long. 116° 30'), 633, 683— total, 2. 



Chehkiang. (30 Entries.) 



Chiahsing (lat. 30° 48', long. 120° 43'), 354, 682, 751— total, 3. ; 



Chinhna (lat. 29° 11', long. 110° 51'), 708— total, 1. 



Chuchou (lat. 28° 26', long. 119° 57'), 553— total, 1. 



Hangchou (lat. 30° 12', long 120° 12'), 299, 394, 682, 705, 790, 830— total, 6. 



