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Sichuan/Wenchuan Earthquake (Where (Sichuan/Wenchuan, about 50 miles (80…
Sichuan/Wenchuan Earthquake
Where
Sichuan/Wenchuan
about 50 miles (80 km) west-northwest of Chengdu
The epicentre is located near the city of Dujiangyan
When
May 12 2008
magnitude-7.9 quake
8 magnitude measured as chinese
The local time is 14:28 in the afternoon
How/Why
Caused by the collision of two tectonic plates which is Indian-Australian and Eurasian plates
along the 155-mile- (249-km-) long Longmenshan Fault
Compressional forces sheared the ground of two locations along the fault
Affects
Primary
Depth of 19 km bellow
magnitude 7.9 quake
Aftershocks of the earthquake occurred in days and months
magnitude-5.0 event that struck Chengdu in May 2010
Secondary
Nearly about 375,000 people were injured because of the fallen builing
Building collapses
Whole village and mountain are destroyed
Dams are damaged
200 workers are died because of mudslides