EarthquakesEarthquakesTangshan,HebeiJuly28th,1976Paragraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Paragraph4StrangethingswerehappeninginthecountrysideinnortheastHebei
Forthreedaysthewaterinthevillagewellsroseandfell,roseandfell
Farmersnoticedthatthewellwallshaddeepcracksinthem
Asmellygascameoutofthecracks
Inthefarm-yards,thechickensandeventhepigsweretoonervoustoeat
Miceranoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohide
Fishjumpedoutofbowlsandponds
Atabout3:00amonJuly28,1976,peoplesawbrightlightsinthesky
ThesoundofplanescouldbeheardoutsideTangshanevenwhennoplaneswereinthesky
Inthecity,thewaterpipesinsomebuildingscrackedandburst
Buttheonemillionpeopleofthecity,whothoughtlittleoftheseevents,wenttobedasusualthatnight
Paragraph1At3:42ameverythingbegantoshake
Itseemedthattheworldwasatanend
Elevenkilometersdirectlybelowthecit