December 16, 1920 (Gengshen years winter in early VII), Haiyuan source large earthquake killed 230,000. In 1920 on December 16, the night of, Haiyuan source region sudden severe earthquake, the people had just awakened from a dream, and it is collapsed houses buried in the ground. Earth shaking, gloomy sky, thunder, continuous roaring sound of the wind, the sky at ground light flashes winking Beast cluster in the wilderness above the whine incessantly.



the earthquake of 8.5. Vast areas in the radius of 300 - have been affected. Jing states to the the Huining west, Haiyuan to the south of Qinzhou, a total of more than 60 counties can feel it. Ming dynasty after midnight, aftershocks continued northerly callsign, dusty, four cities in ruins, and heard no human voice. The big earthquake death toll has reached as many as 230,000. Vast region, the rescue work is almost dead, injured more than 50 million people. (Lsjt.org) In December 1920, the 16th 20 hours 06 minutes 09 seconds, Haiyuan occurred 8.5 earthquake! The worker visits analysis, according to the earthquake, the earthquake damage than was recognized 8.5 also strong, because of the destruction of the most severe the Haiyuan dry Yanchi macroseismic intensity actually reached 12 degrees, and (l $ j��,. c��) aftershocks lasted 3 years ......
mountains shake the earth, thunder and lightning, the sun and the moon trembled, heaven and earth winds.
to crack numerous the beast do dead people, a team of the camel providers, do trap to sew.
seventy City, instant shadowless, a few hundred, have all been drowned. Haiyuan earthquake,
Taphrogenic accordance Hundred Counties the
trees split
death, $ 230,000. Two thousand years, not one trace.
Xinqing Shaanxi and Gansu, Jinsui Chuan cloud, the shock of the eight provinces, Shanghai shake move.
aftershocks for three years, history inscribed: 8.5 Haiyuan testify.