1976 Tangshan earthquake

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/1976-tangshan-earthquake

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1. What is the epicenter location?Approximately 7 kilometers south-southwest of Tangshan, Hebei Province, China
2. What is the date and local time?July 28, 1976, 03:42:55 AM
3. What was the Great Tangshan Earthquake?It was a huge earthquake that shook the city of Tangshan in China on July 28, 1976. The quake had a magnitude of 7.6 and made the ground move like a giant trampoline.
4. How many buildings were destroyed in Tangshan?About 85 percent of Tangshan’s buildings were destroyed or unusable after the quake.

Seismic Event: A natural phenomenon involving the shaking of the Earth's surface, typically caused by earthquakes.
Epicenter: The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
Mercalli Scale: A seismic intensity scale used to measure the effects of an earthquake on the Earth's surface and on humans and structures.
Infrastructure: The fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area, such as transportation and communication networks, power supplies, and buildings.