February 7, 1936 Earthquake: Gansu Province, China

February 7, 1936, 16:56:27 local time, Southwest of Kangle, Gansu Province, 35.4 N, 103.4 E, depth 12km, magnitude 6.75, intensity IX.

Kangle: Cliffs cracked. 1,150 tile-roofed, adobe or

thatched houses and 14 cave dwellings collapsed. 372 families were hit. 35 people were injured, 11 people and numerous domestic animals were killed.

In the light of the investigation in 1975, in and around Huawan and Ouomatan in the southwestern part of the county, rocks split with a width up to 6-10 m and extending a few Ian in length. In and around Baishishan landslides occurred, producing wide rifts that could not be jumped over. Houses in and around Qianchewan totally collapsed. The ground cracked in mountainous regions, fissures happened in flat land with ejection of water. Rocks rolled down the hillside, blocking a river. More than 2/3 of the houses collapsed in Jielaigou. A rift on an earth hill was 1.5 m wide and more than 30 m long. An earth cliff fell and rocks rolled down. In Shangjiagou, part of the houses were damaged Or collapsed, and the flood land fissured. Rocks rolled

down.

Heaheng: More than 8,500 houses and cave dwellings collapsed, 6 people and more than 150 domestic animals were killed. (It was also said that many walls and houses collapsed all over the county. Many people were killed. In Nanxiang 13 people were killed).

In the light of investlgations of 1975, in the southeastern part of the counry--Mts. Huanghualine (Mts, Weita), Mts. Chuang'er and Huayashan - serious landslides occurred. Around Tutaizi, at the foot of Mt. Chuang'er, the ground cracked 1-1.5 m wide and more than 33 m long, and a number of landslides occurred. In Xlnshang, zhuang and Langtuquan walls collapsed, killing a few people. In the county seat, roof-tiles fell and fissures occurred on old walls. Clods fell off city walls. In rooms small pieces of furniture upset.

Lintao : Battlements, houses and walls collapsed. A great many people were killed in the villages. Some house walls fell down under shaking in Huichuan.

Linxia: Civilian houses collapsed. Roof-tiles fell

in Shazang, Yintan and Tumenguan. The earthen cliff on the river bank crumbled.

Lanzhou: Many shabby houses collapsed.

Lintan: Worse affected places were Shangzhai, Gaozhuang, Chigou and Yeliguan. Many shabby houses and mud walls collapsed under shaking. Walls generally fissured and tiles fell. Small fissures occurred on flood lands.

Zhuoni: Roof-tiles fell and slabstones slid in Shuimochuan, Duozang, Shangjialing, Shi'erba and

other places. Huge rocks rolled down in Shangjjaling.

Fissures occurred on the flood lands of Shuimochuan.

Xiahe: Huge rocks (about 20 m in diameter) rolled down Mt. Weidang, crushing houses. Some trees were uprooted in Gasugou.

Weiyuan: Some houses collapsed, walls fell, roof-tiles

fell and soil cliffs collapsed in Tuojiashan, Jinjiaquan

and Xiacheng.

The shock was felt in Tianshui, Jingning, Dingxi Longde, Pmghang In Gansu Province, Xining; in Qinghai Province; Wugong (a telephone pole toppled down) in Shaanxi Province.

(above from reference #3939)