events
Near Xining, China, an 8.3 magnitude earthquake causes 200,000 deaths in one of the world's most destructive earthquakes.
Related Wikipedia articles
Xining
City in Qinghai, China
Xining is the capital and most populous city of Qinghai province in western China and the largest city on the Tibetan Plateau. As of the 2020 census, it had 2,467,965 inhabitants, of whom 1,954,795 lived in the built-up area made of 5 urban districts. The city lies in the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
1927 Gulang earthquake
1927 severe earthquake centered near Gulang, Gansu Province, China
The 1927 Gulang earthquake occurred at 06:32 a.m. on 23 May. This 7.7 magnitude event had an epicenter near Gulang, Gansu in the Republic of China. There were 40,912 deaths. It was felt up to 700 km (435 mi) away.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)