Earth Sciences 2220A/B Study Guide - Quiz Guide: 2008 Sichuan Earthquake, Confirmed Dead, Seismology
5 Mar 2019
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
The 2008 sichuan earthquake: the impact of real-time seismology review. On the 12th of may 2008, a 8. 0-magnitude earthquake occurred at 14:28:04 beijing. Standard time, located in the northwest of chengdu, sichuan, southwest of beijing. It was known as the great sichuan earthquake (rafferty & pletcher, 2018). September 2008, over 69,000 were confirmed dead, 17,923 people were missing and. 374,643 people were injured according to the government of china. The china official also reported that about 5. 36 million buildings collapsed with over 21 million buildings being damaged ( sichuan. 2008: a disaster on an immense scale , 2013). The earthquake caused widespread destruction, damages, and losses in china. In total, china suffered about 86 billion us dollars worth of damage, of which sichuan accounted for 91% (wan et al. , 2008). Catastrophic events such as earthquakes inflict enormous and serious damage. It could have a life-altering impact on people as well as the infrastructure of the modern world.
