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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.
Tangshan City Center (åå±±å¸ä¸­å¿) Earthquake Memorial (æéçºªå¿µé¦ KÃ ngzhÃ¨n jÃ¬niÃ nguÇn) - located at the epicenter of the earthquake and adjacent to Wanda Plaza is a memorial monument (complete with Communist jingoism inscription in English) and a museum that focuses on the larger Tangshan area (unfortunately, not in English).