Batang earthquake in Sichuan 1870
The earthquake in Batang in Sichuan in 1870 was a quake in the Jinshajiang Fault (金沙江 断裂带), named after the Jinsha Jiang , with a magnitude of 7.5, which occurred on April 11, 1870 in Batang巴塘 in Sichuan . Based on the damage caused, it could be estimated that the quake in the epicenter reached the strength of X on the Mercalli scale and had a magnitude of 7.3.
In Gongyu Suibi of Heng Bao and a note of the official Luozong Wangdeng is reported. Accordingly, over a thousand people were killed in the quake. In the subsequent fire disaster, over 4,400 people were killed, so that only around 1,000 people in Batang survived the disaster.
See also
Web links
- China - a Country of Many Earthquakes . China Virtual Museum (English) - China - a land of many earthquakes
- 中国 历史 上 有 记载 的 79 次 特大 地震(Zhongguo lishishang you jizai de 79 ci te da dizhen) . (English) - The 79 worst earthquakes in Chinese history .
- The Merits and Virtues Inscriptions about Earthquakes in Chinese and Tibetan
- 中国 近代 以来 30 次 特大 地震(Zhongguo jindai yilai 30 ci teda dizhen) . - The 30 worst earthquakes in recent Chinese history .
- 四川 巴塘 地震(Sichuan Batang dizhen) . Science Museums of China (Chinese) - The Batang earthquake in Sichuan .
- 1870 年 四川 巴塘 地震 的 烈度 及 等 震 线 特征(1870 nian Sichuan batang dizhen de liedu ji deng zhenxian tezheng ). (PDF; 27 kB) - The intensity of the Batang earthquake in Sichuan in 1870, etc.
References and comments
- ↑ The upper reaches of the Yangtze .
- ↑ smc.kisti.re.kr
- ↑ or on the 11th day of the 3rd month of the 9th year of the Tongzhi era of the Qing Dynasty .
- ↑ tianshui.com.cn ( Memento of the original from June 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ tianshui.com.cn ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Comments for the Significant Earthquake. National Geophysical Data Center, Boulder (Colorado) (English)
- ↑ tianshui.com.cn ( Memento of the original from June 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ smc.kisti.re.kr
- ↑ kepu.net.cn
Coordinates: 30 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 99 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ E