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Primary Effects Of Sichuan Earthquake. 69197 people were killed. The deformation of the rocks in this region was caused by the the collision between the Indian and Eurasian tectonic crustal plates and the continued movement of the plates relative to each other. The accumulated energy is suddenly released in the area of the BeichuanYinxiu of Longmen mountain structure zone. In the Wenchuan Earthquake the disaster-affected area km 2 was 40 times greater than that of the Lushan Earthquake the number of destroyed buildings was over 142 times greater the economic loss was nearly 10 times greater the number of affected persons was over 23 times greater the number of deaths was a striking 353 times greater the number of injured persons was nearly 29.
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 48 million of people homeless. 28 billion of damage was caused. Sichuan is in the South East of China. Primary effects occur as a direct result of the ground shaking eg buildings collapsing. Learn vocabulary terms and more with flashcards games and other study tools. Primary effects of the Sichuan earthquake include the death of around 9000.
Primary Hazards Primary hazards include ground shaking landslides a downward sliding of a dry mass of the earth either from mountains or cliffs liquefaction when the soil is reduced to a liquid and surface rupture breaking of the surface along a fault.
An earthquake can trigger many sudden changes in the environment which can be classified as primary eg. It is on the boundary between the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate on the Longmenshan fault line. Water and sewage pipes were damaged. The earthquake caused about 5 million people homeless. Primary effects occur as a direct result of the ground shaking eg buildings collapsing. E c o n o m i c S o c i a l E n v i r o n m e n t a l Primary effects A cargo train carrying 13 petrol tanks derailed in Hui County Gansu and caught on fire after the rail was distorted.