Haicheng () is a county-level city in central Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China, located about southwest of the provincial capital Shenyang. It is under the administration of Anshan City, the seat of which lies to the northeast. Haicheng has an area of and as of the 2020 census, a decreasing population of 1,067,905 inhabitants (1,232,739 in 2020). The infamous warlord General Zhang Zuolin was born in Haicheng. Haicheng earthquake of 1975 On 4 February 1975, an earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter Scale hit the city of Haicheng, which at the time had approximately 1 million residents. However, seismologists sent out warnings about this earthquake a day earlier and ordered evacuations. Because of this correct prediction, many lives were saved. This was the first successful earthquake prediction in history. Further aiding the prediction, cats and other animals are also said to have acted strangely in the days leading up to the earthquake. There are some questions as to the validity and accuracy of these reports, which are discussed in detail in the Haicheng Earthquake Prediction link below. Administrative divisions Haicheng has four subdistricts and 23 towns: Subdistricts: Haizhou Subdistrict () Xinghai Subdistrict () Xiangtang Subdistrict () Dongsi Subdistrict () Towns: Gushan Manchu Town () Chagou () Jiewen () Shimu () Mafeng () Pailou () Yingluo () Bali () Maoqi () Wangshi () Nantai () Ganquan () Datun () Xiliu () Ganwang () Zhongxiao () Niuzhuang (Newchwang) () Teng'ao () Gengzhuang () Xisi () Gaotuo () Wangtai () Wenxiang () Climate See also Anshan Earthquake prediction Liaoning References External links Haicheng Government Official Website The Haicheng Earthquake & its prediction (on Internet Archive) Cities in Liaoning Anshan County-level divisions of Liaoning