Earthquake in Peking

Title

Earthquake in Peking

Genre

News report

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1976

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Duration

00:02:16

Description

Report on an earthquake that rocked Peking, but was mild, and caused minimal damage. People were evacuated from their homes, but most of Peking was allowed to remain, as the quake was not big enough to cause structural damage. The tremors followed a massive earthquake on 28/07/76 which killed hundreds of thousands of people. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Earthquakes; Deaths; China; Natural disasters; Peking

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