High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! 1920 Haiyuan earthquake, was an earthquake that occurred on December 16, 1920. The epicenter was 36°30?N 105°42?E? / ?36.50°N 105.70°E? / 36.50; 105.70, in Haiyuan County, Ningxia Province, Republic of China. It was also called the 1920 Gansu earthquake because Ningxia was a part of Gansu Province when the earthquake occurred. The earthquake hit at local time 20:06:53 (GMT 12:06:53), reportedly 7.8 on the Richter magnitude scale, followed by a series of aftershocks for three years. Today's Chinese media claim the earthquake as of magnitude 8.5, although the scale is not specified. It caused total destruction (XII - the maximum intensity on the Mercalli scale) in the Lijunbu-Haiyuan-Ganyanchi area.

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