- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- July 27, 1976 CE
- Location:
- China, Ne: Tangshan
- Magnitude:
- 7.5 Mw
- Depth:
- 23 km
- Deaths:
- 242,769
- Injuries:
- 799,000
- Intensity (MMI):
- 11
- Damage:
- ~$5600M (value at the time)
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.5
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7.4
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.5
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.4
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.1
Other earthquake records of 1976 CE
- Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Guatemala City · Ms 7.5 · 23,000 deaths
- Philippines, Mindanao: S · Mw 8 · 8,000 deaths
- Indonesia, New Guinea: Irian Jaya · Ms 7.1 · 6,000 deaths
- Turkey, Muradiye · Mw 7 · 5,000 deaths
- Italy, Ne, Balkans Nw: Slovenia: Nw · Ms 6.5 · 978 deaths
- Indonesia, Bali · Ms 6.5 · 573 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1976 CE Earthquake — China, Ne: Tangshan happen?
- July 27, 1976 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 242,769. Historical death tolls vary by source.