Sichuan Earthquake

Mainshock

• Origin time: May 12, 2008 at 06:28:00 UTC (USGS) (14:28 local time)
• Location: 31.099°N 103.279°E (USGS)
• Depth: 10 km (USGS)
• Magnitude: 7.9 (USGS)

Information in our site

• Determination of earthquake magnitudes using duration of high-frequency energy radiation and maximum displacement amplitudes by Dr. Hara
• Aftershock Distribution and the Mainshock Fault Plane by MJHD method by Dr. Hurukawa
• "Earthquake design spectrum in Chinese Design Code" compiled by Dr. Saito(reviced on May 15) (Japanese version)
• China - Seismic design code and past seismic damages
• Chinese Seismic Design Code (Chapter 5 and 6) in Japanese (provided by Dr. Saito)

Direct links

• USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (EHP)

Earthquake catalogs in our site

• IISEE's CMTs, Aftershock Distributions, Fault planes, and Rupture processes for recent large earthquakes in the world
• Catalog of Damaging Earthquakes in the World (from ancient times through June, 2009)

Institutions

• China Earthquake Addmission (CEA), China
• Institute of Engineering Mechanics (IEM), China
• United States Geological Survey (USGS), USA
• Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS)

News

• Earthquakes, CNN