Haicheng

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Haicheng is also the name of Haicheng District in Guangxi

Haicheng (Simplified Chinese: 海城; Traditional Chinese: 海城; pinyin: Hǎichéng) is a county-level city of Anshan City, Liaoning Province, in the People's Republic of China. It is located about 200 kilometers from Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning Province.

1 Haicheng Earthquake of 1975
2 Earthquake prediction
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Haicheng Earthquake of 1975

On February 4, 1975, an earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter Scale hit the city of Haicheng, which at the time had approximately 1 million residents. However, seismologists sent out warnings about this earthquake a day earlier and ordered evacuations. Because of this correct prediction, many lives were saved. This was the first successful earthquake perdiction in history. Further aiding the prediction, cats and other animals are also said to have acted strangely in the days leading up to the earthquake. There are some questions as to the vailidity and accuracy of these reports, which are discussed in detail in the Haicheng Earthquake Prediction link below.

[edit] Earthquake prediction

Haicheng is remarkable and well-known for its success in Chinese earthquake prediction research. Other than the 1975 Haicheng earthquake prediction, another successful earthquake prediction was made a week before the M5.4 Gushan-Pianling Earthquake in Haicheng and nearby Xiuyan city.

[edit] See also

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Prefecture-level divisions of Liaoning

Sub-provincial cities:	Dalian \| Shenyang
Prefecture-level cities:	Anshan \| Benxi \| Chaoyang \| Dandong \| Fushun \| Fuxin Huludao \| Jinzhou \| Liaoyang \| Panjin \| Tieling \| Yingkou