1920 Haiyuan earthquake
earthquake
The 1920 Haiyuan earthquake (Chinese: 海原地震) is a major earthquake that occurred in China on December 16, 1920.
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| UTC time | 1920-12-16 12:05:55 |
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| ISC event | 912687 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | December 16, 1920 (Gansu-Sichuan Time) |
| Local time | 19:05 |
| Magnitude | 7.8 ML[1] |
| Epicenter | 36°30′N 105°42′E / 36.50°N 105.70°E |
| Fault | Haiyuan Fault |
| Landslides | >50,000[2] |
| Casualties | 200,000[1] –273,400[3][4] |
Sources
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Most Destructive Known Earthquakes on Record in the World". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2009-09-01. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ↑ Xu, Y.; Liu–Zeng, J.; Allen, M.B.; Zhang, W.; Du, P. (2020). "Landslides of the 1920 Haiyuan earthquake, northern China". Landslides. 18 (3): 935–953. doi:10.1007/s10346-020-01512-5. S2CID 221568806.
- ↑ "Death Toll of 1920 China Earthquake Higher than Previously Estimated". Xinhua News Agency. 16 December 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
- ↑ Chen, Na (21 December 2010). "Death Toll of 1920 China Earthquake Higher than Previously Estimated". Chinese Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
Other websites
change- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
