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263: 32: 348: 410: 39: 62: 48: 517:, estimated the death toll of the 1970 quake to be 10,000. He did not give a reason why his government had not previously disclosed this knowledge. Government officials from China released a different estimate in 2000, putting the death toll at 15,621. China published the estimate after a memorial service for survivors and relatives was held in 362:, the epicentral region, is one of the more seismically active Chinese provinces. The earliest earthquake recorded there was in the 9th century; however, moderate to strong ones have been observed since the 15th century. Since the 9th century, 32 earthquakes with a magnitude of 7 or greater have occurred in the province. Shallow 448:. It may have killed more than 15,000 people, making it the third deadliest in China during the 20th century, and injured an additional 26,783. The tremor caused between US$ 5 to $ 25 million in damage. A Reuters news report, the only one in the immediate aftermath, mentioned the recording of a "severe" quake by Hong Kong's 524:
Twenty-five years after the earthquake, the largest earthquake-monitoring network nationally was established in Yunnan. It set up earthquake offices in every county to prepare for another large rupture. The 1970 Tonghai earthquake was cited as one of the reasons behind creating the monitoring system.
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The details of the earthquake were not widely publicized by Chinese authorities until about 18 years after its occurrence. In China's first decades of Communist rule, its policy was to not disclose natural disasters or accidents unless foreigners were injured. While the Chinese official press had not
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The earthquake was among the first to be studied over a long term by the Chinese government. More than 40 Chinese seismologists, engineers, and geologists visited the disaster zone to conduct research into the cause and damage of the earthquake; some spending as much as a year collecting soil samples
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on which this quake is alleged to have occurred, has lacked seismological activity as a whole. Red River temblors generally rise at high angles, as shown in a 1962 Ministry of Geology report. Marking in sedimentary rocks indicate that several large earthquakes formed on the fault during the
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and condolence letters. Nevertheless, the earthquake was among the first to be studied over a long term by the Chinese government. It was cited as one of the reasons behind creating the largest earthquake monitoring system in China, 25 years later.
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techniques, scientists were able to decide that several events comprised the surface faulting. This further confirmed that the earthquake, along with a later earthquake in Yunnan in 1973, corresponded to a fault within the area.
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province, China. At least 10,000 people were killed, making it one of the deadliest in its decade. The tremor caused between US$ 5 and $ 25 million in damage, felt over an area of 8,781 km (3,390 sq mi). In
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According to the Reuters report, the survivors came together to "fight against the disaster". Much of the aid provided to survivors was in "spiritual" form. The Chinese government sent tens of thousands of
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on 5 January. A Yuxi Seismology Bureau official noted that the information had been classified for "political reasons" and the death toll estimate had been known among bureaucrats as early as 1997.
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books and badges in his honor to victims as part of the relief effort, and survivors also received 14,350 sympathy letters. However, the amount of aid and finances distributed was described by the
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Chen, Xiaofei; Li, Zhengbo; Zhang, Zhenguo; Zhang, Wenqiang; Yu, Houyun (2020), "Investigation on the Dynamic Rupture of the 1970 Ms 7.7 Tonghai, Yunnan, China, Earthquake on the Qujiang Fault",
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and cited an unconfirmed report that it might have destroyed part of Kunming. It caused 50 km (31 mi) of visible surface faulting on the Tonghai Fault. There was a maximum horizontal
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had occurred on this fault since about 1700, and the fault was believed to be "dead". Since the 1970 Tonghai rupture, it is believed that the Red River fault is instead experiencing a long
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and recording other primary research evidence for future study. Such data was collected over a broad area of almost 1,400 towns within the area.
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Earthquakes in southwestern Yunnan, such as the 1970 Tonghai event, are less frequent than in other parts of the province. The
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and the Royal Hong Kong Observatory both released information soon after the disaster. At the time of the quake,
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briefly mentioned a smaller magnitude quake but did not provide information on damage or casualties.
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as "pathetically small". Much of the aid provided to survivors was in "spiritual" form, including
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of 2.5 m (8 ft) and vertical offset of about 0.5 m (1.5 ft). As a result of
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Tonghai Earthquake Memorial Monument, erected at Fengyi Pavilion of Xiushan Park
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The epicenter of the quake was about 121 km (75 mi) southwest of
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On 19 November 1988, nearly 19 years later, Chen Zhangli of the
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1970 earthquake in southwest China and northern Vietnam
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indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths
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Early Warning Systems for Natural Disaster Reduction
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(19 November 1988). 859: 773: 761: 737: 695: 693: 691: 689: 687: 685: 683: 681: 589: 587: 585: 425:and 97 km (60 mi) northwest of 144: 1337: 1068: 883:United States Department of the Interior 802:United States Department of the Interior 792:"Today in Earthquake History: January 4" 786: 784: 782: 749: 653: 494:30 years later as "pathetically small." 408: 404: 346: 261: 914: 767: 755: 726: 1982: 1087: 1030:Geological Society of America Bulletin 942: 910: 908: 906: 904: 678: 612: 610: 582: 366:is a characteristic of Yunnan quakes. 1311: 1194: 967:. Reuters. 9 January 1970. p. 30 779: 700:Kurtenbach, Elaine (8 January 2000). 664: 513:, speaking at a news conference for 1947:China Meteorological Administration 901: 607: 593: 487:Quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong 469: 444:The earthquake measured 7.1 on the 326:Occurring during the height of the 13: 1177:International Seismological Centre 1126: 602:International Seismological Centre 14: 2026: 1169: 617:Hui-Lan Zhou; Clarence R. 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Index

1970 Tonghai earthquake is located in Yunnan
UTC
ISC
799712
ANSS
ComCat
Mw
24°11′N 102°32′E / 24.19°N 102.54°E / 24.19; 102.54
Strike-slip
USD
MMI X (Extreme)

Chinese
moment magnitude
Mercalli intensity
strike-slip
Red River Fault
Tonghai County
Yunnan
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Cultural Revolution
Mao Zedong badges

Qilu Lake
Yunnan
strike-slip faulting
Red River Fault
fault
Pleistocene

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