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Tianjin soup kitchen fire: 2,000, ? [10] The gate of the soup kitchen was always locked to prevent hunger from causing social unrest, which prevented evacuation in case of fire. 18 February 1977, Khorgas, Xinjiang: 61st Regiment Farm fire: 694, 161 [11] Most deaths were the troops' children.
This is a list of earthquakes in 1978. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. Events in remote areas will not be listed but included in statistics and maps.
Earthquakes with a magnitude 4.5 and over (1900–2015). The yellow star is the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. This is a list of earthquakes in China, part of the series of lists of disasters in China. Earthquakes in the loess plateau where residents lived in yaodong caves tended to have big casualties, including the 1303 Hongdong and 1920 Haiyuan ...
An earthquake that killed more than 120 people in China this week was the country's deadliest in nearly a decade. Earthquakes happen most frequently in western China on the Tibetan Plateau or its ...
A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck eastern China before dawn on Sunday, 6 August, knocking down houses and injuring at least 10 people according to state media. The quake, the magnitude of which ...
Haicheng earthquake: 341, 980 [7] The earthquake evacuees lived in self-made tents, which caught fire. [8] 15 February 1959, Yanyuan, Sichuan: Longtang Reservoir fire (under-construction) 197, 86 [9] Fire started when all the staff were attending a meeting. 5 January 1960, Tongren, Guizhou: Tongren Airport fire (under-construction) [10] 175, 5
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake rattled southwestern China on Monday, killing at least 66 people, with hundreds more stranded or missing. Everything we know about the deadly earthquake in China's ...
1978 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1978th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 978th year of the 2nd millennium, the 78th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1970s decade.