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Beijing Review: How serious is thisearthquake in the historical perspective?

Shi Peijun: It has been the most devas-tating earthquake in west China since 1949and the most serious earthquake in Chinasince the Tangshan Earthquake in HebeiProvince in 1976. Actually the area of de-struction of this earthquake is larger than thatof the Tangshan Earthquake.