2010 China Yushu earthquake 玉树地震

The 2010 Yushu (玉树藏族自治州, 中国青海省下辖的一个自治州) earthquake struck on April 14, 2010, and registered a magnitude of 7.1. It originated in Yushu, Qinghai province on Tibetan plateau, China, at 7:49 am local time. According to the Xinhua News Agency, more than 1,484 people have been confirmed dead, 312 missing, and 12,088 injured of which 1,394 are severely injured. The epicenter was located in Rima village (日玛村/日麻村), Upper Laxiu township (上拉秀乡) of Yushu County, in remote and rugged terrain, near the border of Tibet Autonomous Region. The epicenter is about 30 km from Gyegu town, the seat of Yushu County, and about 240 km from Qamdo. The epicenter was in a sparsely populated area on the Tibetan plateau that is regularly hit by earthquakes.

Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao urged all-out efforts to help rescue those affected by the earthquake and Vice Premier Hui Liangyu has been sent to the region. Many countries and organizations around the world sent condolences and pledged assistance if necessary. Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Yushu on April 15 to lead rescue work, and postponed his trip to southeast Asia.

2008 Sichuan Earthquake 汶川大地震

2008年回顾 汶川大地震 Sichuan earthquake

The nineteenth deadliest earthquake of all time, the 2008 Sichuan earthquake which measured at 8.0 Ms and 7.9 Mw occurred at 14:28:01.42 CST on May 12, 2008 in Sichuan province of China and by any name killed at least 69,000 less than three months before China hosted the world in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

告别多灾多难的2008年,天佑中华!

汶川大地震發生於北京時間2008年5月12日14时28分04.1秒（协调世界时5月12日06时28分04.1秒，震央位於中國四川省阿坝藏族羌族自治州汶川縣境内、四川省省会成都市西北偏西方向90千米处。根据中国地震局的数据，此次地震的面波震级达8.0Ms、矩震級達8.3Mw，破坏地区超过10 万平方公里。地震烈度可能達到11度根据美国地质调查局的数据，矩震级达到了7.9Mw。截至6月29日11时，死亡人数已超過69,188人，是中华人民共和国立國後破坏力最大的地震，亦是唐山大地震後傷亡最惨重的一次。地震後中國首次容許媒體24小時傳播災情，災情引起民間強烈迴響，全國以至全球紛紛捐款，軍方除了調動和平時代以來最龐大的隊伍救災外，國內外皆派出人道救援隊伍，大量志願者加入救災，累積捐款高達400億元。外界除了關注地震災情外，亦注視它如何改變中國社會的面貌。