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The earthquake occurred as the result of motion on a northeast striking reverse fault or thrust fault on the northwestern margin of the Sichuan Basin. The earthquake's epicenter and focal-mechanism are consistent with it having occurred as the result of movement on the Longmenshan Fault or a tectonically related fault.
May 9, 2024 · Sichuan earthquake of 2008, massive and enormously devastating earthquake that occurred in the central region of Sichuan, China. Almost 90,000 people were counted as dead or missing and presumed dead in the final Chinese government assessment, with nearly 375,000 injured by falling debris and building collapses.
Sep 5, 2022 · At least 46 people have died after an earthquake hit China’s southwestern Sichuan province on Monday, according to Chinese broadcaster CCTV citing local authorities.
May 9, 2013 · The web page reports on the fifth anniversary of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, one of the largest earthquakes in human history in terms of socio-economic losses. It shows the impact of the quake on different areas, the reconstruction programme, and the lessons learned from the disaster.
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- Damage Caused by The Sichuan Earthquake in 2008
- Report on Building Damage in The Sichuan Earthquake
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- 2008 Sichuan Earthquake Damage in Dujiangyan
- 2008 Sichuan Earthquake Damage in Beichuan
- Dangers from Quake-Produced Lakes After The Sichuan Earthquake in 2008
- Geology of The Sichuan Earthquake in 2008
- Could A Dam Have Triggered The Sichuan Earthquake?
- Geological Impact of Sichuan Earthquake 2008
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At 2:28 pm on May 12, 2008, a catastrophic earthquake measuring 7.9 or 8 on the Richter scale struck Sichuan Province, killing around 90,000 people and injuring nearly 363,000, destroying more than 15 million homes, leaving 10 million homeless and 1.5 million displaced and causing more than $20 billion in damage. It was the worst earthquake and dis...
Communications were cut off; trains derailed and gas cars caught on fire; roads and airports were closed; underground water pipes ruptured; power and running water was cut off. About 800,000 pigs were killed. Images on television showed the twisted bodies of children packed together under the ruble of a pancaked school building, doctors amputating ...
A report released in May 2009 determined that the majority of severely damaged buildings in the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan province were schools and factories. The report — prepared by scholars Experts from the Tsinghua University, Beijing Jiaotong University and Southwest Jiaotong University who inspected 384 buildings in seven cities of Sichuan...
Yingxiu, a small town situated in a steep river gorge, was completely flattened by the earthquake. Located about 50 kilometers north of Dujiangyan, and nearer the epicenter than any other town, it lost an estimated two thirds of its 10,000 inhabitants to the quake. Almost no safe buildings were left. Mountain roads into Yingxui were blocked by doze...
The historic city of Dujiangyan. 50 kilometers southwest of the epicenter, was one of hardest hit large population centers. More than 10 percent of the buildings were destroyed, including a high school, where 900 students were attending mid-afternoon classes, and a large market. Describing the scene there three days after the quake, AP reported: “p...
Beichuan, the closest town to the epicenter, was also devastated. Situated in a narrow valley along a river bend, between towering Sichuan mountains, it stood nearly 60 miles north of the quake’s epicenter and was severely shaken by the quake and buried by landslides. The quake leveling 80 percent of the buildings in the old town and 60 percent of ...
Thirty five dangerous lakes were created by landslides that blocked rivers. In some many cases the natural dams created by the landslides were not very strong and there was a danger that the dam could collapse, releasing a torrent below the dam, sweeping away everything in its path. Matters were made worse by heavy rains that filled up the lakes at...
The Longmenshan fault on which the earthquake occurred is 250 kilometers to 300 kilometers long and 30 kilometers wide. During the quake the earth may have moved as much as 13 meters, an incredibly large movement for an earthquake. The largest shift occurred in a mountainous area in Wenchuan county, about 50 kilometers northeast of the epicenter. T...
Some scientists have claimed that pressure from the weight of waters behind Zipingpu Dam, a large dam in Sichuan which stands just five kilometers from the epicenter, could have helped to trigger the Sichuan earthquake. Fan Xiao, a chief engineer at the Sichuan Geology and Mineral Bureau, said earthquake in May 2008 was the largest in the area for ...
The earthquake increased stresses on faults in the region, according to U.S. geologists, increasing the likelihood of aftershocks or even a major earthquake up to 240 kilometers away. Strain was released in one area on the fault only to build up in another part of the fault. Yuzo Ishikawa of Japanese Magnetic Observatory told the Yomiuri Shumbun, “...
Learn about the devastating earthquake that struck Sichuan Province in 2008, killing 90,000 people and destroying millions of homes. Find out the geology, the impact, the relief efforts and the possible causes of the disaster.
Sep 5, 2022 · 5 September 2022. Watch: China earthquake rocks town in Sichuan. At least 65 people have been killed after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit southwestern China, state media said. The quake struck at...
May 11, 2018 · Ten years after the devastating 7.9 magnitude Sichuan earthquake which killed almost 90,000 people in western China, Li remembers how it only took a few seconds for her life to be changed forever.
