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Bookmark or Share- Stress changes from the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake and increased ... - NatureOn 12 May 2008, the devastating magnitude 7.9 (Wenchuan) earthquake struck the eastern edge of the Tibetan plateau, collapsing buildings and killing thousands in major cities aligned...
- Four years on: What China got right when rebuilding after the Sichuan ...Four years ago on May 12, 2008, the world was stunned by the news of an 8-magnitude massive earthquake that struck Wenchuan of Sichuan Province and affected, in total, ten provinces in Southwestern China.
- Sichuan earthquake of 2008 | Overview, Damage, & Facts | BritannicaSichuan 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.
- The science behind China's 2008 Sichuan earthquakeThe 2008 Sichuan earthquake occurred where the eastern part of Tibet, forced further eastward, overrides the Sichuan basin at a rate of about 4 mm/year (an eighth of an inch/yr). This is the cause of the ongoing rise of the Longmen Shan mountain range that marks the eastern border of Tibet.
- Benchmarks: May 12, 2008: Earthquake devastates western ChinaJust before 2:30 p.m. local time on May 12, 2008, a magnitude-7.9 earthquake shook Sichuan province in Western China. One eyewitness recalls seeing a mountain “blowing up” and boulders two-stories tall crashing into gorges.
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