April 1, 1936 Earthquake: Guangxi Province, China

April 1, 1936, Northeast of Lingshan, Guangxi Autonomous Region, 22.5 N, 109.4 E, depth 7 km, magnitude 6.75, intensity IX.

The first, second, third and ninth regions stretching along Lingshan County and the villages in the northern part of Hepu County, especially the northwestern foot of Mt. Luoyangshan were most violently hit. In Liue, Gaotang and other villages along the foothill, more than 50% of the houses collapsed and some villages were even entirely destroyed. Landslides, ground fissures and subsidences occurred at many places. 10% of the people were killed.

In Lingshan County, 5,181 rooms of civilian houses and schools collapsed. 1,082 rooms were destroyed, 58 people were killed and 187 injured. In the northern part of Hepuxian, 679 rooms collapsed, 34 people were killed and 76 injured.

Rengxian: An old mud house was destroyed with, a person killed.

Xingye (northwest of the present-day Yulin): The ground subsided at three places.

Guixian: The ground subsided and houses collapsed.

Lianjiang: Six shabby mud houses collapsed.

Bobai : Some rooms fell, the enclosing walls on the

south street collapsed and a girl was killed.

Pingnan: A section (more than 6 m long) of an enclosing wall collapsed.

Xinyi: Roof-tiles fell and walls of shabby houses cracked.

Guilin: More than 6 m of the city wall was damaged.

Liuzhou: Windows and tiles rattled, plaster fell, walls

of the office building of Beitangxiang cracked for some 30 cm long.

Luchuan, Beiliu: Ground fissured in farmland at the

adjacent region between the two counties.

Hepu: Old shabby houses were destroyed and ordinary

houses were slightly damaged.

(above from reference #3939)