Li Yuanni and her husband , Fang Daqiang , and their twin children , Fang Deng and Fang Da , live in a small apartment in Tangshan . One night in 1976 , after putting their children to bed , the couple make love in the back of their truck . An earthquake suddenly breaks out , causing buildings to crumble and disintegrate . While rushing back to save their children , Li is pulled back by her husband , who runs ahead of her and is instantly crushed by falling debris . Their apartment block collapses and traps their children under a pile of rubble
earthquake
1976 Tangshan earthquake
Aftershock (2010 film)