四川地震英语版资料!快呀

来源:百度知道 编辑:UC知道 时间:2024/05/16 08:17:48
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When:
12th May, 2008. 14:28:04
Where:
The epicenter is Ying Xiu town in Wenchuan county of Sichuan.
Coordinates:
31.0°N 103.4°E
Depth:
33 km
Magnitude:
8.0
Effected:
China (except for Xinjiang, Jilin and Heilongjiang), Vietnam, Thailand, Mongolia, Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Pakistan and Russia.
Why:
The Indian tectonic plate crushed into the Eurasian tectonic plate, which made the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau grow high. Crustal material slowly moved to the East through the Longmenshan fault. The strong crust of the Sichuan basin went against it. The Earthquake then finally occurred in the town of Ying Xiu because of the huge pressure produced.
Others:
- This is the strongest earthquake since China became a country.
- 60,560 people dead, 352,290 people hurt.
- On May 12th, just before the earthquake occurred. Animals in a zoo in Wuhan had a strong response. Birds make noises with no reason; Elepha