Earthquake Engineering Research Institute | 499 14th Street, Suite 220 | Oakland, CA 94612 phone: 510-451-0905 | fax: 510-451-5411 | eeri@eeri.org Tangshan earthquake of 1976, also called Great Tangshan Earthquake, earthquake on July 28, 1976, with a magnitude of 7.5, which nearly razed the Chinese coal-mining and industrial city of Tangshan, located about 68 miles (110 km) east of Beijing.The death toll, thought to be one of the largest in recorded history, was officially reported as 242,000 persons, but it may have been as high as 655,000. Moro Gulf earthquake (1976). A magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Mindanao on August 16, 1976. Moro Gulf, Philippines, Earthquake August 16, 1976. With a 7.9 magnitude and almost 3,000 casualties, this Mindanao earthquake is officially the strongest and deadliest earthquake in Philippine history. By Teng Datu, Cotabato City Bureau Chief Cotabato City — As the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Armm) commemorates the 40th year of the 1976 Moro Gulf Earthquake and Tsunami, the region’s Office of Civil Defense (OCD-Armm) conducted a … LINEK, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao (MindaNews/21 March 2011) — President Aquino wants a review of the country’s preparedness in dealing with earthquakes and tsunamis and the Senate wants a probe on the same matter, even as an apparently forgotten report on the “Moro Gulf Tsunami of 17 August 1976” written 33 years ago, had recommended simple but doable preparations … Or, try our Real-time Notifications, Feeds, and Web Services . The earthquake occurred at 16:10 UTC of August 16, 1976 (local date August 17, 1976). Newsletter Articles. EERI - an international, technical society of engineers, geoscientists, architects, planners, public officials, & social scientists ... 1976, M7.9 Earthquake. Tsunami damage at Lebak, Mindanao, caused by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake. M 7.9 - Mindanao, Philippines The quake caused a devastating tsunami that had hit the 700 km coastline of the island of Mindanao bordering Moro Gulf … Available Information. Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center's preliminary magnitude was given as 8.0 on the Richter scale and as 7.9 by other sources. The large Mindanao earthquake (M w = 8.1) of August 16, 1976, presents a complex rupture history. The Earthquake Event Page application supports most recent browsers, view supported browsers. The epicenter was in the Celebes Sea between the islands of Mindanao and Borneo. Almost 40, 000 people in Regions 9 and 12 were also left homeless by this tragedy. As the clock stroke 11 minutes past midnight of August 17, a destructive earthquake suddenly shook the island of Mindanao. The epicenter of this earthquake is located at the southern end of the 160×80 km 2 aftershock area, and the thrust mechanism with a shallow NE dipping plane indicates the subduction of the North Celebes Sea beneath Mindanao. 1976-07-26 09:43:50 UTC 5.1 magnitude, 33 km depth Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia 5.1 magnitude earthquake 1976-07-26 09:43:50 UTC at 09:43 July 26, 1976 UTC A lesson learned from one of the strongest, most devastating earthquakes recorded in the country’s history— the 1976 Moro Gulf Earthquak e. The Midnight Killer.