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

• List of earthquakes in China

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

1. ↑ The upper reaches of the Yangtze .
2. ↑ smc.kisti.re.kr
3. ↑ or on the 11th day of the 3rd month of the 9th year of the Tongzhi era of the Qing Dynasty .
4. ↑ 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.  
5. ↑ 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.  
6. ↑ Comments for the Significant Earthquake. National Geophysical Data Center, Boulder (Colorado) (English)
7. ↑ 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.  
8. ↑ smc.kisti.re.kr
9. ↑ kepu.net.cn

Coordinates: 30 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 99 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  E