Earthquake
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An earthquake, also called a quake, tremor, or temblor, is the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can r
Aerial photo of the San Andreas Fault in the Carrizo Plain, northwest of Los Angeles
Collapsed Gran Hotel building in the San Salvador metropolis, after the shallow 1986 San Salvador earthquake
The 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes ruptured along segments of the East Anatolian Fault at supershear speeds; more than 50,000 people died in both countries.
The Messina earthquake and tsunami took about 80,000 lives on December 28, 1908, in Sicily and Calabria.
1976 Tangshan earthquake
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A Mw 7.6 earthquake hit the region around Tangshan, Hebei, China, at 03:42:55 on 28 July 1976. The maximum intensity of the earthquake was XI on the Mercalli scale. In minutes, 85 percent of the build
Earthquake
…are primarily caused by geological faults, but also by volcanism, landslides, and other seismic events. Significant historical earthquakes include the 1976 Tangshan earthquake in China, with over 300,000 fatalities, and the 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Chile, the largest ever recorded at 9.5 magnitude. Earthquakes result in…
Tangshan earthquake
Tangshan Earthquake Memorial Park memorial wall
A Tangshan earthquake memorial in Tianjin
M 7.5 17 km NE of Penguanzhuang, China