唐贞观晋州地震考

An Archaeologica Study of the Earthquake iu Jinzhou During the Zhenguan Years, Tang Dynasty

对唐朝3次灾害最严重的地震作了研究,认为949年晋州(今山西临汾)地震死亡人数应为5000余人。从震亡人数、余震序列,对比734年天水、749年河套地震,认为这次地震烈度可达9度,震级可达7级。

After a comparative study of the three serious earthquakes occurred in the Tang Dynasty, the author concludes that in the earthquake in Jinzhou (today's Linfen City, Shanxi Province) in 649 more than 5 000 people were killed. According to the number of the dead and the aftershock sequence, compared with those in Tianshui (734) and in the Great Bend of the Huanghe River (849), the epicentral intensity might be 9 degrees and the shock size, mag. 7.