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Maleeha Ahmad

An 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck Sichuan province in China in 2008. The earthquake occurred near the town of Wenchuan, destroying almost 80% of buildings in the area. It had a maximum intensity rating of XI on the China Seismic Intensity Scale, described as "very destructive," affecting over 440,000 square kilometers. The earthquake caused massive casualties and damage, with the official death toll reported as 69,197 people killed and over 374,000 injured. It also left millions homeless due to the widespread destruction of buildings and infrastructure from the powerful tremors.

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Beacon House School System SBGR Geography VIII Supervised By: Ms. Maleeha EARTHQUAKE CHINA 2008 by: Wajiha, Iqra, Aimen, Aleena Beaconhouse school system
LOCATION   The earthquake occurred 30.968 N and 103.364 E. It occurred in one of the province of China Sichuan . It is on the boundary between the Indian plate and the Eurasian plate, on the longmenshan fault line.
MAGNITUDE  The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.0 Ms and 7.9 Mw. The epicenter was in Wenchuan County, Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, 80 km west/northwest of the provincial capital of Chengdu, with its main tremor occurring at 14:28:01.42 China Standard Time (06:28:01.42UTC), on May 12, 2008 lasting for around 2 minutes, in the quake almost 80% of buildings were destroyed
INTENSITY  The map of earthquake intensity published by CEA after surveying 500,000 km2 of the affected area shows a maximum liedu of XI on the China Seismic Intensity Scale (CSIS), described as "very destructive" on the European Macroseismic Scale (EMS) from which CSIS drew reference. (USGS, using the Modified Mercalli intensity scale (CC), also placed maximum intensity at XI, "very disastrous".) Two south-west-north-east stripes of liedu XI are centered around Yingxiu, Wenchuan (the town closest to the epicenter of the main quake) and Beichuan (the town repeatedly struck by strong aftershocks including one registering MS 6.1 on Aug 1, 2008), both in Sichuan Province, occupying a total of 2,419 km2. The Yingxiu liedu-XI zone is about 66 km long and 20 km wide along Wenchuan– Dujiangyan–Pengzhou; the Beichuan liedu-XI zone is about 82 km long and 15 km wide along An County–Beichuan–Pingwu. The area with liedu X (comparable to X on EMS, "destructive" and X on MM, "disastrous") spans 3,144 km2. The area affected by earthquakes exceeding liedu VI totals 440,442 km2, occupying an oval 936 km long and 596 km wide, spanning three provinces and one autonomous
DEATHTOLL  Sichuan earthquake of 2008 was recorded as the 21st deadliest earthquake in history; leaving 69,197 dead , 374,176 injured, and 18,222 missing. It also resulted in around 4.8 million- 11 million homeless (exact number unknown)because of destruction of buildings. It measured an 7.9 on the Richter scale, as well as a category liedu VI on the China Seismic Intensity Scale.
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Earthquake.

  • 1. Beacon House School System SBGR Geography VIII Supervised By: Ms. Maleeha EARTHQUAKE CHINA 2008 by: Wajiha, Iqra, Aimen, Aleena Beaconhouse school system
  • 2. LOCATION   The earthquake occurred 30.968 N and 103.364 E. It occurred in one of the province of China Sichuan . It is on the boundary between the Indian plate and the Eurasian plate, on the longmenshan fault line.
  • 3. MAGNITUDE  The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.0 Ms and 7.9 Mw. The epicenter was in Wenchuan County, Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, 80 km west/northwest of the provincial capital of Chengdu, with its main tremor occurring at 14:28:01.42 China Standard Time (06:28:01.42UTC), on May 12, 2008 lasting for around 2 minutes, in the quake almost 80% of buildings were destroyed
  • 4. INTENSITY  The map of earthquake intensity published by CEA after surveying 500,000 km2 of the affected area shows a maximum liedu of XI on the China Seismic Intensity Scale (CSIS), described as "very destructive" on the European Macroseismic Scale (EMS) from which CSIS drew reference. (USGS, using the Modified Mercalli intensity scale (CC), also placed maximum intensity at XI, "very disastrous".) Two south-west-north-east stripes of liedu XI are centered around Yingxiu, Wenchuan (the town closest to the epicenter of the main quake) and Beichuan (the town repeatedly struck by strong aftershocks including one registering MS 6.1 on Aug 1, 2008), both in Sichuan Province, occupying a total of 2,419 km2. The Yingxiu liedu-XI zone is about 66 km long and 20 km wide along Wenchuan– Dujiangyan–Pengzhou; the Beichuan liedu-XI zone is about 82 km long and 15 km wide along An County–Beichuan–Pingwu. The area with liedu X (comparable to X on EMS, "destructive" and X on MM, "disastrous") spans 3,144 km2. The area affected by earthquakes exceeding liedu VI totals 440,442 km2, occupying an oval 936 km long and 596 km wide, spanning three provinces and one autonomous
  • 5. DEATHTOLL  Sichuan earthquake of 2008 was recorded as the 21st deadliest earthquake in history; leaving 69,197 dead , 374,176 injured, and 18,222 missing. It also resulted in around 4.8 million- 11 million homeless (exact number unknown)because of destruction of buildings. It measured an 7.9 on the Richter scale, as well as a category liedu VI on the China Seismic Intensity Scale.