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Southeast of Ningjin, Hebei (Hopeh), China
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More than 180,000 "rooms" collapsed and
276,000 were severely damaged in Hebei
Province, with the most severe damage
in the Ningjin-Shinhe area. At least
10,000 rooms collapsed and over 22,000
were heavily damaged in Shandong
(Shantung) Province. Over 6,000 rooms
and cave dwellings collapsed in Shanxi
(Shansi) Province and some rooms
collapsed in the Anyang area of Henan
(Honan) Province. Some damage occurred
at Beijing (Peking) and Tianjin
(Tientsin). It was felt as far away as
Hohhot and Nanjing. In the epicentral
area, large fissures crisscrossed the
ground and there were many sandblows.
Embankments slumped into the Fuyang
River. As with the Mar 07 quake, no
no casualty figures were released,
other than to say fewer people died
than in the previous event. We assume
that at least 1,000 people were killed
in this earthquake based on the severe
and extensive damage, despite the fact
that it occurred in the afternoon,
when most people would have been awake
and better able to protect themselves.
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