Magnitude 7.2 - XINJIANG-XIZANG BORDER REGION

U.S. Geological survey ^ | 20 March 2008 | USGS

[Slip18]

I think I read that in 1976 there was an EQ in China that was an 8.2. Killed over 200,000 folks. Probably near Bejing.

[Slip18]

It’s been upgraded to a 7.3.

[Polynikes]

I think this is the one you are referring to.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/events/1976_07_27.php

[PsyOp]

Are we sure that’s not the rumble of tanks and artillery on the way to Tibet?

[Steve Van Doorn]

Looks like a large drying up lake bed with some water to the north east a bit. Notice there seems to be a couple of large craters or something near there as well.

i don't know

[JimSEA]

Looking at it, I think you must be correct. Perhaps a dam gave way sometime in the past?

[Steve Van Doorn]

could be notice about a 1/2 mile away across the river there is some old ancient ruins.

[JimSEA]

It would be a facinating place to poke around in from some of the Panoramio pictures.

[Slip18]

Maybe, but I was Googling around last night and read an 8.3 magnitude. Maybe it was downgraded later on. Who knows? I Google at night when it’s quiet. . .

[2harddrive]

Another underground nuclear test (H-Bomb) by the Red Chinese.