The 1976 Tangshan earthquake (Chinese: 唐山大地震; pinyin: Tángshān dà dìzhèn; lit. 'Great Tangshan earthquake') was a Mw 7.6 earthquake that hit the region...
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popular Chinese operas. The city has also become known for the 1976 Tangshan earthquake which measured 7.8 on the Richter scale, flattened much of the...
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criteria. The unpredictable and devastating 1976 Tangshan earthquake led to a reduction in the popularity of earthquake prediction in China. ML = Richter magnitude...
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earthquake (China) 1976 Tangshan earthquake (China) (great), also known as the "Great Tangshan earthquake" 1976 San Jose Earthquakes season, a year involved...
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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....
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lived in the affected area. It was the deadliest earthquake to hit China since the 1976 Tangshan earthquake, which killed at least 242,000 people, and the...
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than the acts of human beings. A natural disaster might be caused by earthquakes, flooding, volcanic eruption, landslide, hurricanes, etc. To be classified...
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Earthquakes are caused by movements within the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle. They range from weak events detectable only by seismometers, to sudden...
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sequence. None of the precursors observed in this earthquake were observed in the 1976 Tangshan earthquake, which killed over 240,000. This prediction was...
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1450. The 2004 earthquake and tsunami combined is the world's deadliest natural disaster since the 1976 Tangshan earthquake. The earthquake was the third-most-powerful...
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depression due to the policy of the central government and the 1976 Tangshan earthquake; however, it has been recovering since the 1990s. Tianjin is classified...
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Aftershock (2010 film) (category Films about earthquakes)
based on a novella by Zhang Ling and depicts the aftermath of the 1976 Tangshan earthquake. It was released in China on 22 July 2010, and is the first "big...
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Amurian Plate may have been involved in the 1975 Haicheng earthquake and the 1976 Tangshan earthquake in China.[citation needed] The Amurian microplate is...
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The 1976 Tangshan earthquake, which killed between 240,000 and 655,000 people, was the deadliest of the 20th century. The 1960 Chilean earthquake is the...
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Yaodong (section Earthquake resilience)
earthquake resilient. According to eyewitnesses, yaodongs withstood the 1976 Tangshan earthquake better than conventional homes, attributed to the soft soil of...
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of 1303AD Hongtong earthquake]. 地震地质. 40 (5): 948. China Earthquake Administration, ed. (2008). 地震知识百问百答 [100 Q&As on Earthquakes]. 地震出版社. Archived from...
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This list of 20th-century earthquakes is a list of earthquakes of magnitude 6 and above that occurred in the 20th century. Sone smaller events which nevertheless...
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of major earthquakes by the dollar value of property (public and private) losses directly attributable to the earthquake. Only earthquakes that have...
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Manchu Autonomous County and Qianxi County to the west. During the 1976 Tangshan earthquake 180,000 buildings in Qinglong collapsed, but no fatalities occurred...
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of people died as a result of the 1976 Tangshan earthquake, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake, but because of uncertainty in the...
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Indonesia in June had an earthquake causing 6,000 deaths. China in July had officially 242,000 deaths from the 1976 Tangshan earthquake. This was the worst...
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damage in areas that lack insurance. For example, the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, with a death toll of around 230,000 people, cost a 'mere'...
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Tangshan Sannvhe Airport or Tangshan Sannühe Airport (IATA: TVS, ICAO: ZBSN), or Tangshan Air Base, is a dual-use military and civil airport serving the...
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Central Committee and Premier of the State Council. Following the 1976 Tangshan earthquake in July, Hua visited the devastated area and helped direct relief...
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International Airport Chengde Puning Airport Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport Tangshan Sannühe Airport Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport There are many major highways...
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Destroyed by the 1679 Sanhe-Pinggu earthquake, it was rebuilt the following year. Damage from the 1976 Tangshan earthquake was repaired the same year. On...
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George W.; Lili, Xie; Duxin, He (1 January 2002). "The Great Tangshan Earthquake of 1976". resolver.caltech.edu. Retrieved 5 May 2020. "Story Map Journal"...
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1976 Tangshan earthquake (July 27/28) 1976 Longling earthquake (May 29) List of earthquakes in 1976 List of earthquakes in China List of earthquakes in...
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Li Lu (category People from Tangshan)
chairman. Li Lu was born in April 1966, in Tangshan, China. He was a survivor of 1976 Tangshan earthquake, one of the deadliest in recorded history. During...
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the Tangshan–Heijian–Cixian Fault. The latter fault has been associated with many major historical earthquakes, including the 1976 Tangshan earthquake and...
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