How are earthquakes created ?
Earthquakes are created when the tectonic plates of the Earth which are underground crash into each other and make the ground shake. Earthquakes happen in areas where there are faults. Faults are cracks in the Earth that occur from earthquakes happening in the area.
When and where did this earthquake happen and what areas did it impact ?
This earthquake happened on the afternoon of May 12th, 2008 in Sichuan Province in Western China. This tremor had a 7.9 magnitude, killing about 70,000 people and leaving about 18,000 people missing. In the town of Beichuan flood water covered all the land.
What was the effect of this earthquake on the people there ?
The effect of the earthquake on the people there was that most of the victims were children at school. Debris crashed on the children killing most of them. The government of China bribed the parents of the children with money so they can keep quiet. The government also refuses to say the names of the victims and how many people died on that day. By the one year anniversary of the earthquake women were already having children and getting pregnant to replace the child that they lost during the earthquake.