China Quake

The active fault zone that caused a powerful earthquake Monday in Sichuan Province, China, is believed to have made the land to shift by as much as 13 meters, according to seismic wave analysis by Tokyo University's Earthquake Research Institute.

The largest shift occurred in a mountainous area in Wenchuan County, about 50 kilometers northeast of the epicenter, according to the institute. Strong jolts and landslides may have caused massive damage in the county, although the extent of the damage in the area is not yet known.

The active fault zone is thought to be about 300 kilometers long. Kazuhito Hikima, a contracted researcher at the institute, examined how the fault zone was formed based on records of seismic waves observed across the world.

Probably caused by global warming, ya think.

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