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Earthquake in China’s Tangshan kills over 240,000 people

28-07-2026 03:18 PM


Ammon News - On this day 50 years ago, the deadliest earthquake in recorded history razed the mining town of Tangshan in China’s Hebei province.

The 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck on July 28, 1976, killed more than 240,000 people. Over 160,000 were injured, while 3,817 people were permanently paralysed.




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