Damage 1976 Tangshan earthquake



buildings flattened rubble when earthquake hit.



the high loss of life caused earthquake can attributed time struck , how struck, quality , nature of building construction in china. earthquake lacked foreshocks come earthquakes of magnitude. struck @ before 4 a.m., when people asleep , unprepared. tangshan thought in region relatively low risk of earthquakes. few buildings had been built withstand earthquake, , city lies on unstable alluvial soil. therefore, hundreds of thousands of buildings destroyed.


the earthquake devastated city on area of 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) 8 kilometres (5.0 mi). many of people survived initial earthquake trapped under collapsed buildings. tremors felt far away xi an, approximately 760 km (470 mi) away. eighty-five percent of buildings in city collapsed ruins or became uninhabitable. seismic waves spread far, damage in cities such qinhuangdao , tianjin, , few buildings far away beijing, 140 km epicenter, damaged. economic loss totaled 10 billion yuan.









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