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Injured: At least 500,000. Damage: 85 percent of buildings destroyed. With no structures built for earthquake resistance, Tangshan was a sitting duck. This city of one million, about 68 miles (110 kilometers) east of Beijing, was nearly decimated when a magnitude 7.8 quake shook it awake in 1976.A major aftershock followed 15 hours later.ith no structures built for earthquake resistance, Tangshan was a sitting duck. This city of one million, about 68 miles (110 kilometers) east of Beijing, was nearly decimated when a magnitude 7.8 quake shook it awake in 1976. A major aftershock followed 15 hours later.
The quake, of magnitude 9.0 (compared with the Kobe earthquake in 1995 of magnitude 7.3), and subsequent tsunami struck a broad, rural area responsible for generating around 4% of Japanâs GDP. Some 125,000 buildings were destroyed and 15,000 people lost their lives.he quake, of magnitude 9.0 (compared with the Kobe earthquake in 1995 of magnitude 7.3), and subsequent tsunami struck a broad, rural area responsible for generating around 4% of Japanâs GDP. Some 125,000 buildings were destroyed and 15,000 people lost their lives.