4a Group4 Sichuan

Member Member List List Hui King Hei (10) Lam Yat Long (11) Lee Ho Wan (12) Yuen Ka Yiu (22)

Liu Chi Lok (32) Ng Sze Lok (33) Ngai Tsz Tung(34)

What is the cause of Sichuan earthquake?

Causes are ……  caused by the motion on a striking reverse fault or thrust fault near Sichuan Basin  result of movement on the Longmenshan fault or a tectonically related fault.

Causes are ……  resulting from the convergence of crustal material  caused by convergence of Eurasian and Indian Plates

The above caused an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 in Sichuan ……

After the earthquake…… Deaths and Injuries  Death: 67,183 (19th deadliest earthquake)  Injuries: 361,822  Missing total: 20,790

After the earthquake……  Buildings collapsed  Rains are often  Landslides occur frequently  Debris dam formed  China is suffered socially and economically

After the earthquake…… Debris Dam  Major causes:  excessive precipitation and earthquakes  Consequences:  create a dam reservoir (lake)  lead to downstream flooding , often with high casualties Dammed groundwater

After the earthquake…… The earthquake has hit an area that has been largely neglected by China's economic rise Health care is poor in Sichuan province The earthquake widened the gap between prosperous urban dwellers and struggling rural people

Pictures of Earthquake …… 

The outside of a warehouse in disarray following the earthquake

A bank building in Be chuan after the earthquake

Victims were receiving medical treatment

A woman under a collapse building

Frequent rain was among some of the problems in the aftermath of the earthquake …

a group of onlookers examine a collapsed building in the rain

Reference  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Sichuan_eart hquake#Earthquake_details  http://www.china-quake.com