关键词: 叠溪地震, 地震现场照片, 地震震害, 四川

Abstract:

On August 25,1933,a great earthquake of M7 1/2 occurred in Diexi of Maoxian County,Sichuan Province,China.The strong earthquake caused a lot of landslides and collapses.The Diexi Town was destroyed completely,and casualties were heavy. 45 days later, the barrier lake made by the earthquake burst,causing serious secondary flood again.Teachers and students of Sichuan University led by geologist Zhou Xiao-he made an on-the-spot investigation in the earthquake-stricken area of Diexi in December of the same year.They shot and collected many photographs,some of these photos have been retained.Four photographs about Diexi earthquake are showed in this paper,they were retained by Zhou Xiao-he and were rediscovered recently.These photographs include: the group photo of all members of Sichuan University Geological Exploratory Mission(Fig. 2),the scene of caving-in of Diexi Town(Fig. 3),the view of the destroyed site of the rope bridge and the ancient pavilion after the flood(Fig. 4)and refugees of Diexi earthquake(Fig. 5). They provide precious visual information about Diexi earthquake.

Key words: Diexi earthquake, earthquake field photograph, earthquake disaster, Sichuan Province