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The 1976 Tangshan earthquake (Chinese: 唐山大地震; pinyin: Tángshān dà dìzhèn; lit. 'Great Tangshan earthquake [b] ') was a M w 7.6 earthquake that hit the region around Tangshan, Hebei, China, at 3:42 a.m. on 28 July 1976.
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The Anti-Seismic Monument or Tangshan Earthquake Monument is located in the eastern part of the center square in Tangshan City, and the Tangshan Earthquake Memorial Hall museum is on the western part of the square.In order to always remember July 28, 1976, Tangshan, Fengnan, a strong earthquake of magnitude 7.8 occurred in the area of this huge natural disaster, to commemorate the people of ...
Tangshan Earthquake Memorial Park is located to the east of Nanhu Park, Tangshan, China. The park in built in memory of the 1976 Tangshan earthquake. The Tangshan Earthquake Museum, the Tangshan earthquake ruins at Tangshan Rolling Stock and the memorial walls engraved with names of the earthquake victims are in the park. [1]
Doublet earthquake: 1976-07-27: 1976 Tangshan earthquake: Tangshan, Hebei: 7.5 M w 300,000+ [18] Deadliest earthquake in Chinese history. Among the top disasters in China by death toll. 1976-08-16: 1976 Songpan-Pingwu earthquake: Sichuan
The 1976 Sabah earthquake resulted in some damage. 27 [121] [122] [123] China, Hebei: 7.5: 23.0: XI This was the deadliest event of the 20th century, and one of the deadliest events of all time. Deadliest event of 1976. The 1976 Tangshan earthquake struck causing devastation to the area. 242,769 people died according to official information ...
1976 Bali earthquake; 1976 Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake (Turkey) 1976 Friuli earthquake (Italy) 1976 Guatemala earthquake; 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake (Philippines) (great, tsunami) 1976 Papua earthquake (Indonesia) 1976 Songpan–Pingwu earthquake (China) 1976 Tangshan earthquake (China) (great), also known as the "Great Tangshan earthquake"
Article Province Deaths Notes 1887 Yellow River flood: Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu: 930,000 [12]1975 Banqiao dam failure: Henan, Anhui: 230,000: This dam failure was a landmark technological failure in the 20th century.