天地严凝之气，始于西南，而盛于西北，此天地之尊严气也，此天地之义气也。天地温厚之气，始于东北，而盛于东南，此天地之盛德气也，此天地之仁气也。主人者尊宾，故坐宾于西北，而坐介于西南以辅宾，宾者接人以义者也，故坐于西北。主人者，接人以德厚者也，故坐于东南。而坐僎于东北，以辅主人也。仁义接，宾主有事，俎豆有数曰圣，圣立而将之以敬曰礼，礼以体长幼曰德。德也者，得于身也。故曰：古之学术道者，将以得身也。是故圣人务焉。
Seismologists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of California Santa Cruz also published a joint report on Saturday that said tests had shown the quake "clearly falls in the natural phenomena category" and was similar to the last natural earthquake in the region, which was recorded in December 2004