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The 1976 Tangshan earthquake (Chinese: 唐山大地震; pinyin: Tángshān dà dìzhèn; lit. 'Great Tangshan earthquake ') was a M w 7.6 earthquake that hit the region around Tangshan, Hebei, China, at 3:42 a.m. on 28 July 1976. The maximum intensity of the earthquake was XI (Extreme) on the Mercalli scale.
- 242,419 to 655,000
- Peking time:
- 28 July 1976
- Doublet earthquake:
May 4, 2024 · Tangshan earthquake of 1976, earthquake on July 28, 1976, with a magnitude of 7.5, which nearly razed the Chinese coal-mining and industrial city of Tangshan. The death toll, thought to be one of the largest natural disasters in recorded history, was officially reported as 242,000 persons, but it may have been as high as 655,000.
- John P. Rafferty
Sep 25, 2019 · At 3:42 a.m. on July 28, 1976, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit the sleeping city of Tangshan, in northeastern China. The very large earthquake, striking an area where it was totally unexpected, obliterated the city of Tangshan and killed more than 240,000 people—making it the deadliest earthquake of the 20th century.
- Jennifer Rosenberg
Kallie Szczepanski. Updated on January 30, 2019. The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Tangshan, China on July 28, 1976, killed at least 242,000 people (the official death count). Some observers place the actual toll as high as 700,000.
USGS Publications Warehouse. The Tangshan earthquake of 1976 was one of the largest earthquakes in recent years. It occurred on July 28 at 3:42 a.m, Beijing (Peking) local time, and had magnitude 7.8, focal depth of 15 kilometers, and an epicentral intensity of XI on the New Chinese Seismic Intensity Scale; it caused serious damage and loss of ...
Tangshan earthquake, 1976 . Lauri Paltemaa. 繁體. On 28 July 1976 Tangshan prefecture[1]in North China was hit by an M 7.8 earthquake,[2]which also severely affected nearby Tianjin City. The earthquake began on 28 July at 03:42:53 AM while most of the people in the region were asleep.[3]
Jul 28, 2021 · Coincidentally, the deadliest earthquake of the 20th century happened at 3:42 a.m. on July 28, 1976, striking the Chinese industrial city of Tangshan (with a population of about one million people) in the People’s Republic of China. The catastrophic earthquake, measuring between 7.8 and 8.2 magnitude on the Richter scale (the maximum ...
