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Tangshan Earthquake

Known as the “Phoenix City”. Tangshan Earthquake. By: Jonathan and Soeun. General information. 1976, July 28 th (GMT+8) Magnitude: 7.8 242,769 dead during the earthquake 17 th deadliest earthquake Tangshan, Hebei , China

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Tangshan Earthquake

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  1. Known as the “Phoenix City” Tangshan Earthquake By: Jonathan and Soeun

  2. General information • 1976, July 28th (GMT+8) • Magnitude: 7.8 • 242,769 dead during the earthquake • 17th deadliest earthquake • Tangshan, Hebei, China • Believed to be the largest earthquake of the 20th century by death toll.

  3. Nowadays Tangshan

  4. Detailed information • Lasted 23 seconds • Time: 03:42:53.8 a.m. (GMT+8) • Cause: Okhotsk Plate sliding past the Eurasian Plate • Severely damaged area: 52km2

  5. Tectonic Plates Sliding

  6. Severely Damaged Area

  7. Economic Impacts • The earthquake indirectly ended the Chinese revolution. • Destroyed more than 90% of buildings • Economy has been upswing after the shock • Damage cost: 28 billion rmb (4.5 billion US dollars)

  8. Exact Location

  9. Interesting facts • Chinese government didn’t receive any medical help from the UN because the Chinese government insisted not to receive any help from other countries. •  Shanghai sent 56 rescue medical teams to Tangshan. • A major 7.1 magnitude aftershock went 16 hours after the earthquake. • The time of the earthquake affected the death toll.

  10. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING PATIENTLY 

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