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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 M s [ 5 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] (7.9–8.3 M w ), [ 1 ] [ 6 ] the earthquake's epicenter was located 80 kilometres (50 mi) west-northwest of Chengdu , the provincial capital, with a focal depth of 19 km (12 mi). [ 6 ]
The 2008 Sichuan earthquake, magnitude 7.9. M L, occurred at 14:28:01.42 CST (06:28:01.42 UTC) on 12 May 2008, [1] with its epicenter in Wenchuan County, Sichuan province of the People's Republic of China.
The extent of the earthquake. After the May 12, 2008 earthquake in the Chinese province of Sichuan, there were a series of allegations of corruption against officials involved in the construction of schools in regions affected by the quake. It gained momentum in May and June 2008, and the allegations culminated in protests from grieving parents ...
The documentary covers the aftermath of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake on May 12, which killed around 70,000 people—of which 10,000 were children, many of whom were killed when their schools collapsed.
Representing the eastern boundary of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, it is a border formation between the Bayan Kola block in the Plateau and the South China block in the Eurasian plate. The 2008 Wenchuan, 2013 Lushan and 2022 Ya'an earthquakes occurred along this fault. [2] [3] A study by the China Earthquake Administration (CEA) states: [2]
Wenchuan Earthquake Memorial is a memorial site located at the ancient town of Anren in Dayi County, Sichuan, China following the devastating Wenchuan Earthquake on 12 May 2008 in Sichuan Province of China. The memorial is built on the site of the Beichuan Middle School which collapsed killing more than 1000 pupils and teachers inside.
Earthquakes in 2008 resulted in about 88,011 fatalities. The 2008 Sichuan earthquake was the deadliest with 87,587 fatalities, and also the largest at 7.9 on the moment magnitude scale. Other significant earthquakes struck Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Russia, Japan, Colombia, and other parts of China.
The yellow star is the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. This is a List of earthquakes in China , part of the series of lists of disasters in China . Earthquakes in the loess plateau where residents lived in yaodong caves tended to have big casualties, including the 1303 Hongdong and 1920 Haiyuan earthquakes .