Wenchuan earthquake

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Sichuan_Province
gptkb:Shaanxi_Province
gptkb:Gansu_Province
gptkbp:aftershocksCount over 10,000
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:2008_Sichuan_earthquake
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 7.9 Mw
gptkbp:casualties over 69,000 deaths
gptkbp:commemorates gptkb:Wenchuan_Earthquake_Memorial_Museum
annual memorial ceremonies
gptkbp:date 2008-05-12
gptkbp:displacement about 4.8 million
gptkbp:economicLoss estimated $150 billion USD
gptkbp:epicenter gptkb:Wenchuan_County
gptkbp:fault gptkb:Longmenshan_Fault
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wenchuan earthquake
gptkbp:impact improved emergency response systems
increased earthquake preparedness in China
policy changes in school construction
gptkbp:injuries over 374,000
gptkbp:largestAftershockMagnitude 6.4 Mw
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sichuan,_China
gptkbp:losses over 18,000
gptkbp:maximumDepth 19 km
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive global media attention
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:May_12_(China_National_Disaster_Prevention_and_Reduction_Day)
gptkbp:notableEvent collapse of Beichuan Middle School
collapse of Dujiangyan Xinjian Primary School
gptkbp:notableSurvivor gptkb:Lin_Hao
gptkb:Tang_Shan
gptkbp:reliefEffortsBy gptkb:Red_Cross_Society_of_China
gptkb:People's_Liberation_Army
international NGOs
gptkbp:response massive national and international rescue effort
gptkbp:restored major rebuilding programs in Sichuan
gptkbp:studiedBy earthquake engineering research
seismic hazard assessment
gptkbp:tectonicSetting collision of Indian and Eurasian plates
gptkbp:triggeredBy aftershocks
landslides
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteAffected gptkb:Jiuzhaigou_Valley
gptkb:Mount_Qingcheng_and_Dujiangyan_Irrigation_System
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sichuan
gptkb:2008_Sichuan_earthquake
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5