China+2010+earthquake+April+14th

__Date:__ April 14th 2010 07.49 AM (USGS) __Location:__ 13,000 feet above sea level __ Magnitude:__ The initial quake, measured at magnitude-6.9 by the U.S. Geological Survey and 7.1 by the China Earthquake Networks (huffingtonpost.com) __Epicentre:__ 800km south west of the provincial capital of Xining, depth of 10 km (BBC.co.uk) __Plate tectonics:__ Strike slip fault in the tectonically complex region of the eastern Tibetan region __ Human impacts: __ · 1944 dead (19th April zeenews.com) ·  12,135 injured in Yushu region Official Xinhua news agency said out of    the injured, 1,434 are in serious condition. (zeenews.com) ·  417 missing (USGS) __ Physical impacts:   __ · Local officials said 85 percent of the buildings had been destroyed. (huffingtonpost.com__)__ · Most of the houses are made of wood and mud so they have totally collapsed to the ground (huffingtonpost.com) · 15,000 houses had collapsed and 100,000 people need to be relocated (huffingtonpost.com) __ Social impacts: __ · Schools have been destroyed __ Human response: __ ·  The Ministry of Commerce said it has sent 3,000 heating stoves and some mobile shops to the earthquake-struck Yushu region (zeenews.com) ·  Till yesterday 25,000 tents, 52,000 quilts, 16,000 coats and 850 tonnes of instant noodles and drinking water have been dispatched to the quake hit areas. (zeenews.com) ·  Jackie Chan announced a cash donation of CNY 3 million (USD 439,477) to quake victims. (zeenews.com) ·  Chan also donated 1,500 boxes of biscuits, 700 cotton coats and 100 boxes of bottled water. Hsu donated 1,000 cotton-padded quilts. (zeenews.com) · The government immediately allocated $30 million (200 million yuan) for relief, · mobilized more than 5,000 soldiers, · medical workers and other rescuers, · 700 troops already on the ground (huffingtonpsot.com) · 5,000 specialist quake rescuers have been dispatched from neighbouring provinces (BBC.co.uk)
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