USGS · 70162500
The 1976 Tangshan earthquake
Abstract
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 life in this densely populated industrial city. Now, with the help of people from all over China, the city of Tangshan is being rebuild.
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Wang Fang. 1979. The 1976 Tangshan earthquake. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70162500
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