Precious historical documentsT. Torrance's “Tieh-chi Earthquake of August 1933 and Afterwards”

British missionary T. Torrance lived in Sichuan, China for a long time, and he personally experienced the Diexi (Tieh-chi) earthquake in Sichuan Province in 1933. In July 1934, he visited the site of the earthquake, then wrote the article “Tieh-chi Earthquake of August 1933 and Afterwards”, which was published in the “The West China Missionary News” in November of the same year. Torrance's life and his experience during the Diexi earthquake are introduced, the main contents of the article “Tieh-chi Earthquake of August 1933 and Afterwards” are disclosed and reviewed. Description of the Diexi earthquake disaster and its secondary flood in Torrance's article is basically objective and true, and many details can be verified with geologist Chang Longqing's “Investigation report on Diexi earthquake of Sichuan” and the research results of later generations. It has a certain scientific value, is another precious earthquake historical documents. Besides, some suggestions are put forward for further excavation of historical earthquake documents.