tectonics CHINA 2008 EQ

Question 1

CHINA EQ 2008
facts

Answer 1

• 90000 deaths, 375000 injured, 18000 missing
• 7.9 MMS - Yingxiu-Beichuan fault
• millions homeless and jobless
• building’s & infrastructure destroyed
• overall cost of $150 billion
• building codes not met

Question 2

CHINA EQ 2008
vulnerability

Answer 2

• more vulnerable due to being a mountainous area — risk of landslides
• highly populated