Epicenter of 1920 Haiyuan earthquake
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1920 Haiyuan earthquake (Chinese: 海原大地震; pinyin: Hǎiyuán dà dìzhèn), was an earthquake that occurred on December 16, 1920. The earthquake hit at local time 20:06:53 (GMT 12:06:53), reportedly 7.8 on the Richter magnitude scale, followed by the a series of aftershocks for three years. Total casualty was reported as 200,000 in a summary published by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), and 240,000 according to Ningxia Daily, a Chinese publication in the current administrative area.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920_Haiyuan_earthquake
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Coordinates: 36°29'59"N 105°41'59"E
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