China Direct has maintained close contact with Peter Goff and David Hunt of Sichuan Quake Relief over the 2 years since a devastating earthquake struck Sichuan on 12th May.. The 12 May 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, measuring 8.0 M s (Chinese Earthquake Administration), occurred in an area of high, steep mountains in Sichuan Province. Survivors of the Sichuan earthquake face a new threat in the form of pollution from an aluminium plant that has been hailed by the government as a symbol of reconstruction. Well, I have got some environmental impacts: The earthquake that struck Sichuan Province, was China’s most damaging earthquake since the 1976 Tangshan earthquake disaster. Disasters caused by earthquake-induced landslides and rock avalanches formed an important portion of the total earthquake effects and casualties. What were the impacts of the earthquake? The magnitude 7.9 (M w) Wenchuan, China, earthquake of May 12, 2008 caused at least 88,000 deaths of which one third are estimated to be due to the more than 56,000 earthquake-induced landslides.The affected area is mountainous, featuring densely-vegetated, steep slopes through which narrowly confined rivers and streams flow. Source: Sichuan Quake Relief. Download the print version. On 12 May 2008, an earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale struck western China. China assesses Sichuan earthquake's environmental costs. disaster impacts at a finer scale. Sichuan 2008: A disaster on an immense scale. Why did it cost so much to recover? The earthquake caused massive damage and led to a death toll of nearly 70,000. The epicentre of the earthquake was close to the city of Dujiangyan, 50 miles north-west of the province capital of ChengduThe earthquake was a magnitude 7.9 earthquake.. Abstract. Yushu Earthquake April 2010 . Its epicenter (yellow ball in Figure 1) was located less than 60 miles from Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan … Which countries helped with repairing? What were the impacts of the aftershocks? The epicenter was located near Wenchuan, in the mountainous western part of Sichuan Province, but the force of the quake was such that it was felt as far away as Beijing. Sichuan, a proice in western China, has been historically known as “Land of Abundance” (Tian Fu Zhi Guo), as it is one of the major agriculture production bases of China. The Sichuan Earthquake of 2008 What is an earthquake? ... released a special statute to regulate reconstruction in the region, which includes the requirement that environmental impact and the quality of drinking water be assessed. By Hepeng Jia 2008-06-18T09:19:00+01:00. Bibliography Introduction. On May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck with its epicenter in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Prov-ince, China. Sunday 12 May 2013 marks the fifth anniversary of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, one of the largest … Impacts of the Sichuan earthquake by sichuanheartquake on March 2, 2010 Social Impact During the quake, a large number of schools collasped and a lot of houses were destroyed, leaving about 4.8 million of people homeless. The earthquake occurred at the Longmen Shan Fault Zone, which marks the tectonic boundary between the eastern Tibetan Plateau and the Sichuan Basin. Sichuan Earthquake happened at 2.28pm on 12 May 2008 in the Sichuan province of China. How did it affect the environment?