Collapse of School Tangshan, China
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The photo shows collapse of a classroom and laboratory building at the College Mining Institute. The school was closed when the earthquake occurred, but more than 2,000 students were killed in their dormitories. Image Credit: J.M. Gere. Stanford University July 27, 1976 Tangshan China earthquake Northeastern China. Damage: $5,600 million. The death toll (240,000) was one of largest in recorded history from an earthquake. In addition, around 800,000 were injured. Extensive damage occurred over a wide area. Event Data:
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