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M8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake (Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, 123)

By Huilin Xing , Xiwei Xu

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2010
ISBN
9783642018756, 9783642019012, 3642018750
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
27 MB (27905605 bytes)
Pages
203\199
Library
Mobilism
Time added
2023-11-03 20:20:26

Description

The M8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake occurred in China on May 12, 2008, killing over 69,000 people and displacing millions from their homes. This was one of the most catastrophic natural disasters on record. This book includes 5 chapters describing the tectonic setting and historical earthquakes around the Chuan-Dian region, the nucleation of the Wenchuan earthquake, occurrence and aftershocks. The field observations of earthquake induced surface fractures and building damage, form a major and special part of this book and include a large number of digital photos with accompanying explanantions.

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