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Which earthquake caused over 300,000 deaths in China in 1976?

ATangshan
BValdivia
CTohoku
DLisbon
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Tangshan
1. The 1976 earthquake in China was at Tangshan. 2. It caused over 300,000 fatalities. 3. Valdivia is in Chile and Tohoku is in Japan. _Source: Wikipedia, Earthquake (lead section)_
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