Seismic activity is common in northern China, where a severe 1976 earthquake flattened the city of Tangshan and killed about a quarter million people — the 20th century’s deadliest quake. By the 1980s the city was rebuilt, this time with more earthquake-resistant structures. (Photo: www.sacu.org)
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