107 years ago today, on February 13, 1918 (January 3, 1918 lunar calendar), the Chaoshan earthquake. The region is located at the intersection of the Eurasian plate and the Pacific plate, belonging to the southeast coastal seismic zone. Earthquakes have occurred frequently in history, and small earthquakes continue every year. In the seventh year of the Republic of China, on February 13, 1918, the third day of the first lunar month, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Chenghai people were still immersed in the joy of the New Year of the Horse. Suddenly, a major earthquake occurred. The epicenter was near Nanpeng Islands off the coast of South Australia, and the intensity reached 7.3 on the Richter scale. This was the second largest earthquake since the 8.0-magnitude earthquake in Chaozhou in the Tang Dynasty was recorded in the "Chaozhou Government Chronicle". In this earthquake, there were casualties to varying degrees in Jiuyi, Chaofu, and 600 or 700 people died in the whole tide. With the "August 2nd" sea storm four years later, it became the two major disasters in Chaoshan in the early 20th century. According to historical records: The earthquake was the worst in South Australia, and the houses in the county collapsed. There were also many houses in Xuanhua, Xian Ge, and Xinning in Rao Ping. Chenghai Suwan and Longdu (also in Rao Ping at that time) were also devastated. The Chaoan Jiangdong Water Tower was shaken off the top floor and a half, and it has remained in its original state. In Jieyang, the county farthest from the epicenter, the earthquake was still felt strongly and was also severely affected. Back then, Yang Deqian, a private school teacher who taught in Jieyang Rongcheng, wrote such a record: Yang Deqian's original text of "Earthquake": This is the seventh year of the Republic of China, the third day of the first lunar month of the Wuwu Year (1918). Records of the Chaoshan Earthquake in the seventh year of the Republic of China and the third day of the first month of the Wuwu Year. Yu Pi was sleeping in the north of the ancestral hall, and it was about two o'clock when suddenly there was a sound scraping the ground from the northwest, like a galloping horse, like a cow, the sound was everywhere, the bed was tilted, and the cups and plates responded. Yu jumped up and said: This earthquake is also appropriate to avoid. In a hurry, he went out, and when he reached the gate, he felt that the world was spinning at that time, and the walls were all pressing in front of him. There was no way to escape, and he turned to the corridor to escape. At that time, Yu was also dizzy, as if he was standing on a boat and letting it shake. It is also like sitting on a train, the mountains and rivers migrate. But his hands are numb and his feet are sore, and he is just nervous. After a while, he went out of the door, and he saw the sea of people and mountains outside, all of them had faces like earth, or they were in danger, or Taoists were injured. The sound of fuss is disturbing. Although the injury will not affect anyone, it is also fortunate! Since the hearts of the people have been settled, they have each scattered. The rest of the people entered the door hesitantly, and suddenly shook again, shaking like before. The villagers have returned, and they have run out again. If they encounter wolves and tigers, the sounds of panic and horror will be even more profound than before. In an instant, the earth shook again and again. Eh! Why is this so? It is not so. The rest of the night is in a state of panic, and all the ends meet, and in my sleep, I still feel the frequent shaking, six times in succession. Eh! The earth has knowledge, but it has not been solved. I still recall that last winter, more than forty days of frost fell, which was unheard of in the southern province. It was a change in the sky. The war between the north and the south has begun, and they have slaughtered each other. It is a change in people. Today the earth shakes again, and the heaven and the earth are changed. The ancients said that change is not in vain. It is true, it is not. The remaining ones are old and foolish in their knowledge. They are rare and strange, and they will be remembered at dawn. As soon as the philosophers discuss it, they will decide.