1976 Tangshan Earthquake

The 1976 Tangshan earthquake, also known as Great Tangshan earthquake, was a natural disaster resulting from a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that hit the region around Tangshan, Hebei, People's Republic of China on 28 July 1976, at 3:42 in the morning. At least 242,000 people died (some have said three times that), making this the third (or possibly second) deadliest earthquake in recorded history.