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

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

4. Nowadays Tangshan

5. 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: 52km 2

6. Tectonic Plates Sliding

7. Severely Damaged Area

8. 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)

9. Exact Location

11. 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.

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