What was the Shanghai-Sichuan earthquake like?

On May 12, 2008 14: 27: 59.5 [1], an earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale occurred in Wenchuan County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, causing 69,227 deaths, 374,643 injuries and 17923 missing.

Wenchuan earthquake, also known as the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, occurred on May 28, 2008 (UTC+8) 12 (Monday), 14: 27: 59.5, and its epicenter was located at the junction of Yingxiu Town and Xuankou Town, Wenchuan County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China [2], 79 kilometers west-northwest of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province. According to the data of China Seismological Bureau, the surface wave magnitude of this earthquake reached 8.0Ms, and the moment magnitude reached 8.3Mw (according to the data of USGS, the moment magnitude was 7.9Mw), and the damaged area exceeded 654.38+ million square kilometers. The earthquake intensity may reach 1 1 degree. The earthquake affected more than half of China and many Asian countries and regions. The earthquake was felt in Liaoning in the north, Shanghai in the east, Hong Kong, Macao, Thailand and Vietnam in the south and Pakistan in the west.

As of September 8, 2008 12, the Wenchuan earthquake has caused 69,227 deaths, 374,643 injuries and 17923 missing. It is the most destructive earthquake since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and it is also the most serious casualty after the Tangshan earthquake.