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2008 Sichuan earthquake
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An earthquake occurred in the province of Sichuan, China at 14:28:01 China Standard Time on May 12, 2008. Measuring at 8.0 Ms, the earthquake's epicenter was located 80 kilometres west-northwest of Ch
A collapsed building in Wenchuan County
A collapsed building in Wenchuan County
Figure 1: Official fatality reports for the Wenchuan M8 earthquake as a function of time. Squares show fatalities, triangles show the sum of fatalitie
Figure 1: Official fatality reports for the Wenchuan M8 earthquake as a function of time. Squares show fatalities, triangles show the sum of fatalities plus missing persons, which equaled the number of fatalities in the end. The diamond is the QLARM estimate 100 minutes after the earthquake, with the range of possible values given by the solid, vertical line through the diamond. The horizontal dash-dotted line indicates the average value of fatalities calculated by QLARM.
On the night of May 12, residents of Chengdu worried about potential aftershocks gathered in the street to avoid staying in buildings.
On the night of May 12, residents of Chengdu worried about potential aftershocks gathered in the street to avoid staying in buildings.
The outside of a warehouse in disarray following the earthquake.
The outside of a warehouse in disarray following the earthquake.
Landslide dam
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A landslide dam is the natural damming of a river by some kind of landslide, such as a debris flow, rock avalanche or volcanic eruption. If the damming landslide is caused by an earthquake, it may als
2008 Sichuan earthquake
…casualties and damage. The earthquake also caused the largest number of geohazards ever recorded, including about 200,000 landslides and more than 800 quake lakes distributed over an area of 110,000 km2 (42,000 sq mi). Over 69,000 people lost their lives in the quake, including 68,636 in Sichuan province. More…
Usoi Dam, caused by a landslide in 1911. At 567 metres (1,860 ft) high, it is the tallest dam in the world
Usoi Dam, caused by a landslide in 1911. At 567 metres (1,860 ft) high, it is the tallest dam in the world