The Great China Earthquake of 1556 Ua](o H
The worse natural disaster in recorded history, at least in terms of lives lost, was caused by an earthquake in Hausien in the Shensi Province of China in 1556. The earthquake devastated 98 counties and eight provinces of Central China. The destruction spanned an area of 500 miles, and in some counties the average death toll was 60 percent of the population. A total of 830,000 people lost their lives, most of them from the collapse of poorly constructed houses. The magnitude of this earthquake has been estimated to be from 8.0 to 8.3 on the Richter scale. yw{;Qm2\7
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1556年大地震:陕西华山大地震,死亡83万人,震级里氏8.0~8.3 TLC&@o
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The China Earthquake of 1976 [7|j:!
The extent of the destruction and number of deaths in Tangshan and elsewhere in China was never disclosed officially. However, based on the density of population, it was fairly accurately estimated that there were at least 655,000 people dead, and 780,000 injured. These figures make the 1976 Tangshan earthquake, the second worse earthquake in recorded history. 9p '#a:
1976年唐山地震:震级8.0级(美国国家地震局7.5级),死亡人数65万(大于国内公布的数字).