1976 Songpan-Pingwu earthquake
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The 1976 Songpan-Pingwu earthquake, magnitude 7.2, struck Songpan and Pingwu
in Sichuan
, China
on August 16, 1976. A M 6.7 and a M 7.2 aftershock earthquakes hit the same area on August 22 and 23. The earthquake struck with estimated population exposures of 1,500 at intensity
IX or greater and 5,700 at intensity VIII, resulting in 41 deaths.
Pingwu County
Pingwu County is a county in Mianyang, Sichuan province, China.It has an area of 5959.71 square kilometers and a population of 190,000 in 2004.-Administrative divisions:Pingwu County has 9 towns, 7 townships, and 9 ethnic townships.*Towns:...
in Sichuan
Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
, China
China
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on August 16, 1976. A M 6.7 and a M 7.2 aftershock earthquakes hit the same area on August 22 and 23. The earthquake struck with estimated population exposures of 1,500 at intensity
Mercalli intensity scale
The Mercalli intensity scale is a seismic scale used for measuring the intensity of an earthquake. It measures the effects of an earthquake, and is distinct from the moment magnitude M_w usually reported for an earthquake , which is a measure of the energy released...
IX or greater and 5,700 at intensity VIII, resulting in 41 deaths.