Tangshan Earthquake

By: Jonathan and Soeun

Known as the “Phoenix City”

General information1976, July 28th (GMT+8)

Magnitude: 7.8

242,769 dead during the earthquake

17th deadliest earthquake

Tangshan, Hebei, China

Believed to be the largest earthquake of the 20th century by death toll.

Nowadays Tangshan

Detailed information

Lasted 23 seconds

Time: 03:42:53.8 a.m. (GMT+8)

Cause: Okhotsk Plate sliding past the Eurasian Plate

Severely damaged area: 52km2

Tectonic Plates Sliding

Severely Damaged Area

Economic Impacts

The earthquake indirectly ended the Chinese revolution.

Destroyed more than 90% of buildings

Economy has been upswing after the shock

Damage cost: 28 billion rmb (4.5 billion US dollars)

Exact Location

Interesting factsChinese government didn’t receive any medical help from the UN because the Chinese government insisted not to receive any help from other countries.

 Shanghai sent 56 rescue medical teams to Tangshan.

A major 7.1 magnitude aftershock went 16 hours after the earthquake.

The time of the earthquake affected the death toll.

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