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Historic Earthquake
1976 Tangshan Earthquake
27 July 1976 · Ne, Tangshan · People's Republic of China
On 27 July 1976 at 19:42 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Ne, Tangshan), at a depth of 23 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 42 km from its boundary with the Amur Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 242,769 people and injured 799,000. It is the 2nd deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 27 July 1976
- Time
- 19:42 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 23 km
- Maximum Intensity
- XI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 242,769
- Injuries
- 799,000
- Estimated Damage
- 5.6 billion US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19761976 Tangshan Earthquake · M 7.4
- 19691969 Bohai Earthquake · M 7.410 deaths
- 1945Hebei Province · M 6.317 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth