Factfile on the Tangshan earthquake Tangshan, China (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 Factfile on the earthquake which struck the northern Chinese city of Tangshan on July 28, 1976. -- Earthquake struck at 3:42 am on July 28, 1976, lasting for 15 seconds -- Magnitude 7.8 on Richter scale -- Aftershock of 7.1 on Richter scale struck 15 hours later -- 242,000 people dead out of a population of one million, making it the deadliest quake in the world during the 20th century -- 164,000 people seriously injured -- Over 7,200 entire families killed -- 7,000 men left without wives and 8,000 wives left without husbands, 4,200 orphans -- 3,800 left crippled -- 90 percent of buildings in Tangshan flattened -- Over 100,000 soldiers, 30,000 medical workers and 20,000 relief team members sent to Tangshan Sources: Official Chinese statistics and: "The Tangshan Earthquake," by Qian Gang, 2nd edition published 2005 Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links China News from SinoDaily.com
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