Significant Chinese earthquakes from 1290 to the present - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Botnst · #1 06-09-2008, 08:48 AM

* 1290 09 27 - Chihli, China Fatalities 100,000
* 1556 01 23 - Shensi, China - M 8.0 Fatalities 830,000
* 1917 07 30 - Yunnan, China - M 7.5 Fatalities 1,800
* 1918 02 13 - Nan'ao, Guangdong, (Kwangtung), China - M 7.3 Fatalities 1,000
* 1920 12 16 - Haiyuan, Ningxia, China - M 7.8 Fatalities 200,000
* 1923 03 24 - Near Luhuo, Sichuan, China - M 7.3 Fatalities 3,500
* 1925 03 16 - Yunnan, China - M 7.1 Fatalities 5,800
* 1927 05 22 - Tsinghai, China - M 7.6 Fatalities 40,900
* 1931 08 10 - Xinjiang, China - M 8.0 Fatalities 10,000
* 1932 12 25 - Gansu, China - M 7.6 Fatalities 275
* 1933 08 25 - Sichuan, China - M 7.4 Fatalities 9,300
* 1948 05 25 - Sichuan, China - M 7.3 Fatalities 800
* 1950 08 15 - Assam - Tibet - M 8.6 Fatalities 1,526
* 1966 03 07 - Hebei, China - M 7.0 Fatalities 1,000
* 1966 03 22 - Hebei, China - M 6.9 Fatalities 1,000
* 1969 07 25 - Guangdong, China - M 5.9 Fatalities 3,000
* 1970 01 04 - Yunnan Province, China - M 7.5 Fatalities 10,000
* 1974 05 10 - China - M 6.8 Fatalities 20,000
* 1975 02 04 - Haicheng, China - M 7.0 Fatalities 2,000
* 1976 07 27 - Tangshan, China - M 7.5 Fatalities 255,000
* 2002 06 28 - Priamurye-Northeastern China border region - M 7.3
* 2002 12 25 - Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region - M 5.7
* 2003 02 24 - Southern Xinjiang, China - M 6.3 Fatalities 261
* 2003 07 21 - Yunnan, China - M 6.0 Fatalities 16
* 2008 03 20 - Xinjiang-Xizang border region - M 7.2
* 2008 05 12 - Eastern Sichuan, China - M 7.9 Fatalities 68,800

Chad300tdt · #2 06-09-2008, 09:22 AM

And earthquakes aren't the only natural disaster to befall them and aren't the worst as far as lives lost and property damage.

http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/apcity/unpan009381.pdf

illanrob1 · #3 06-09-2008, 11:38 AM

Looks like floods are doing less damage to China in recent years, perhaps due to water management. Earthquakes can not be predicted, only better building codes can help there, like in Japan.

Robert Illan

aklim · #4 06-09-2008, 02:10 PM

Maybe it will slow their economy a little. Will it hurt us?

compress ignite · #5 06-10-2008, 02:49 AM

Not unless you work for walmart.

It is inhumane and morally bankrupt to wish to keep the Chinese living in the
18th century...But every day they are not a "Developed" nation...extends our
American life of Luxury.

In 5 years if 1/4 of the people in china with cellphones call the US at the same time...
it will gridlock the US domestic phone system...busy signals instead of dial tones.

aklim · #6 06-10-2008, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by compress ignite

It is inhumane and morally bankrupt to wish to keep the Chinese living in the 18th century...But every day they are not a "Developed" nation...extends our American life of Luxury.

I'll take inhumane and morally bankrupt for a life of luxury, please.

Emmerich · #7 06-10-2008, 01:22 PM

I didn't realize that Bush's global warming policies extended back in the time line as fas as that. He really is an evil genius.

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Originally Posted by Botnst

* 1290 09 27 - Chihli, China Fatalities 100,000
* 1556 01 23 - Shensi, China - M 8.0 Fatalities 830,000
* 1917 07 30 - Yunnan, China - M 7.5 Fatalities 1,800
* 1918 02 13 - Nan'ao, Guangdong, (Kwangtung), China - M 7.3 Fatalities 1,000
* 1920 12 16 - Haiyuan, Ningxia, China - M 7.8 Fatalities 200,000
* 1923 03 24 - Near Luhuo, Sichuan, China - M 7.3 Fatalities 3,500
* 1925 03 16 - Yunnan, China - M 7.1 Fatalities 5,800
* 1927 05 22 - Tsinghai, China - M 7.6 Fatalities 40,900
* 1931 08 10 - Xinjiang, China - M 8.0 Fatalities 10,000
* 1932 12 25 - Gansu, China - M 7.6 Fatalities 275
* 1933 08 25 - Sichuan, China - M 7.4 Fatalities 9,300
* 1948 05 25 - Sichuan, China - M 7.3 Fatalities 800
* 1950 08 15 - Assam - Tibet - M 8.6 Fatalities 1,526
* 1966 03 07 - Hebei, China - M 7.0 Fatalities 1,000
* 1966 03 22 - Hebei, China - M 6.9 Fatalities 1,000
* 1969 07 25 - Guangdong, China - M 5.9 Fatalities 3,000
* 1970 01 04 - Yunnan Province, China - M 7.5 Fatalities 10,000
* 1974 05 10 - China - M 6.8 Fatalities 20,000
* 1975 02 04 - Haicheng, China - M 7.0 Fatalities 2,000
* 1976 07 27 - Tangshan, China - M 7.5 Fatalities 255,000
* 2002 06 28 - Priamurye-Northeastern China border region - M 7.3
* 2002 12 25 - Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region - M 5.7
* 2003 02 24 - Southern Xinjiang, China - M 6.3 Fatalities 261
* 2003 07 21 - Yunnan, China - M 6.0 Fatalities 16
* 2008 03 20 - Xinjiang-Xizang border region - M 7.2
* 2008 05 12 - Eastern Sichuan, China - M 7.9 Fatalities 68,800

DieselAddict · #8 06-10-2008, 01:48 PM

How did they measure the magnitude back in 1556?

aklim · #9 06-10-2008, 01:53 PM

I'm not sure then but IIRC, there was an earthquake device I saw in some history books.

http://www.wjcc.k12.va.us/djm/Ancient_Civilizations/china/contributions.htm

Mistress · #10 06-10-2008, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by DieselAddict

How did they measure the magnitude back in 1556?

koy ponds

Botnst · #11 06-10-2008, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Mistress

koy ponds

Truly. Also reports of degrees of damage. That's why the USGS website asks if you felt an earthquake and asks taht you describe its effects.

That's how the Richter Scale got it's start, IIRC. If it takes down a brick house it's a 6 etc. Only later were people able to apply an energy scale to the Richter.

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