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China Earthquake - 12 May 2008
The Summer 2008 issue of Geography is now online and is a special edition on 'Hazards and Risk'. Geography subscribers can download the issue free from the Journals area. If you're already a GA member and would like to add Geography to your subscription, call the membership department on 0114 296 0088 to discuss pricing options. Non-members can purchase a PDF of Geography for £38.99 (inc. VAT). (20.05.08)
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Updated 16.06.08
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Sichuan in China on Monday 12 May 2008 at approximately 14:28 local time. Current media reports state that 12,000 people have died, but with many more thousands still trapped, it is likely that the death toll will continue to rise.
Links to news reports are available below, and generic earthquake resources can be found further down the page, accumulated at the time of the UK earthquake earlier this year.
If you would like to contribute a useful link or resource to this page, please contact Anne Greaves.
News Reports
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BBC
China feels the quake online - collection of links to external websites (14.05.08)
China quake 'worse than expected' (14.05.08)
Two disasters, contrasting reactions - comparison of China and Burma (14.05.08)
Thousands dead in Chinese Quake
In Pictures - China earthquake
In Pictures - China rescue work
Buried teenages crying for help
Search for China quake survivors
Thousands dead in Chinese Quake
China quake in video
Other News Sources
Shanghai Daily - local newspaper (19.05.08)
China Daily - national news website (19.05.08)
China earthquake kills thousands (The Guardian)
At least 8,600 are killed in China earthquake (Times Online)
Storms hamper China quake effort (ITN)
Thousands trapped in China quake rubble (Sky News - includes reader comments, some controversial)
US Geological Survey
USGS information pages - summary, maps, scientific and technical data
PAGER - The PAGER system provides estimates of the number of people and the names of cities exposed to severe shaking following significant earthquakes worldwide.
Magnitude 5.0 and greater earthquakes - lists all large earthquakes in world over the last seven days (14.05.08)
Other
IRIS Seismic Monitor - Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (14.05.08)
China Odyssey Tours - up to date information from this Chinese Travel Agency (19.05.08)
Sarah in Shanghai - blog page from GA International Working Group member Sarah Maude, currently living and working in China (19.05.08)
China Before and After (29.05.08)
Margaret Mackintosh has created this PowerPoint Presentation (10M) showing photographs and maps of Chengdu and Dujiangyan as it was before the earthquake.
The links below take you to comprehensive galleries of annotated press photographs following the earthquake, including images from Chengdu and Dujiangyan.
Caution: these galleries contain some very graphic images
China Earthquake Photos 1
China Earthquake Photos 2
China Earthquake Photos 3
China Earthquake Photos 4
China Earthquake Photos 5
China Earthquake Photos 6
Edu4hazards - Education for Disaster Risk Reduction (16.06.08)
Following the China earthquake, a group of students have produced a film about what to do in the event of an earthquake. The finished film can be viewed at TeacherTube or at the edu4hazards channel on YouTube, along with a number of other videos related to disaster risk reduction all produced by students. The stimulus for the films came in the form of the website edu4hazards which contains useful information regarding effective response to six major geo-hazards, including earthquakes. In addition to this site, there is a new international social network called Edu4drr, designed for teachers who want to make a difference in disaster prevention.
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| UK Earthquake - 27 February 2008 |
On Wednesday 27 February at 00:56, the British Geological Survey (BGS) recorded an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 (ML) on the Richter scale near Market Rasen, Lincolnshire.
This was the largest earthquake in the UK since the magnitude 5.4 ML Lleyn Peninsula quake in 1984, which was widely felt across England and Wales.
The links below have been compiled to help you find news reports, data and teaching resources as quickly as possible.
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Don't forget to fill in the BGS Earthquake Questionnaire to help them study the effects of earthquakes.
News Reports
Massive Earthquake Hits Rasen - Market Rasen Mail
Earthquake Felt Across Much Of UK - BBC news report, includes video reports and a list of significant UK earthquakes going back to 1931
Quake Clean-Up 'Will Cost Millions' - Sky News report including video report by a seismologist plus videos and photographs of damage
Insurers Count Cost Of Quake Damage - ITN report (video/text)
Quake Set To Cost Millions ITN report (video/text)
Earthquake Shakes Britain But Damages Little - Telegraph article, plus photos and reader comments
England Hit By Earthquake - British Geological Survey press release
Information and Data
How Earthquakes Happen - Flash animation (or PDF) from the BBC
Q&A - the UK's Small Scale Tremors - BBC article
'The room just started shaking' - map of quake intensity across the UK linked to reader comments (BBC)
Telegraph Readers Google Map - witness accounts according to area
Table of town-by-town statistics - provided by the US Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program. 7872 reports were received, mainly in Britain but some in Belgium.
Earthquakes in the British Isles - BGS earthquake website
BGS Earthquake Questionnaire - register your experiences to help the BGS study the effects of earthquakes
Earthquake Hazards Program - US Geological Survey website
Magnitude 4.7, England UK - USGS information including a range of maps and scientific data
World-Wide Earthquake Locator - from Edinburgh Earth Observatory
Earthquake Newspaper Archive - search millions of newspaper pages dating back to the 1700s
Earthwise Articles- free PDF downloads from the BGS magazine
Earthquake intensity map - an intensity map of UK earthquakes for Google Earth
Teaching Resources
Earthquakes for Kids - comprehensive earthquake website aimed at children from the USGS
Earthquake Topics - lesson plans and activity resources from the USGS, aimed at a US audience but very useful nonetheless!
Resources for Teachers - more material from the USGS
Teaching About Disasters - Earthquake Week - article by Justin Sharpe, Teaching Geography, Summer 2005. 'Provides practical ways into teaching about plate tectonics, earthquakes and other natural hazards'. Free to GA members
Earthquake – what happens after the Quake - teaching resources on Justin Sharpe's Geo-World website
Education for Geo-Hazards - Earthquake! - another website from Justin Sharpe, this time about how to survive natural disasters, including earthquakes
What determines the impact of an earthquake? - information on The Geography Site
How to map an earthquake - Ordnance Survey resource created by the BGS
Organisations
British Geological Survey
US Geological Survey
Geological Society
Earth Science Teachers Association
Geologists Association
Found a useful resource? Get in touch!
(Updated 16.06.08)
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