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

摘要：

1933年8月25日四川省茂县叠溪发生7 1/2 级强烈地震。这次地震造成了大量的滑坡与崩塌,叠溪镇全城被毁,伤亡惨重。震后45天地震堰塞湖溃决,又造成严重的次生水灾。当年12月,地质学家周晓和先生曾带领四川大学师生赴震区考察,他们拍摄和收集了许多照片,其中一些留存至今。文中简要介绍了新近发现的周晓和先生留存的有关叠溪地震的4张照片,包括四川大学地质考察团的合影、叠溪城陷落后的情景、被水灾冲毁的索桥与古亭,以及叠溪地震的灾民。这些珍贵照片提供了叠溪地震的直观信息。

关键词: 叠溪地震, 地震现场照片, 地震震害, 四川