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A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck Tonghai County in southern China, killing at least 10,000 people and eventually spurring the creation of the nation's largest earthquake monitoring system.
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1970 Tonghai earthquake
1970 earthquake in southwest China and northern Vietnam
An earthquake occurred in Tonghai, Yunnan province, China at 01:00:41 local time on 5 January 1970 with a moment magnitude of 7.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). The strike-slip rupture originated on the Red River Fault, which had not experienced an earthquake…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Tonghai County
County in Yunnan, People's Republic of China
Tonghai County is located in Yuxi Prefecture-level City, Yunnan Province, China.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)