When nature gets angry, the result is mass destruction. Test your knowledge about natural disastersby filling in the blanks . 1. on 12 may 2008 an earthquake measuring 7.9 on the richter scale left approximately 70000 people dead 375000 injured and 4.8 million homeless .the earthquake called the great "earthquake, was named after the town in ,which was Earth epicenter however tremors were felt as far as 1500km away.

Wenchuan ; Sichuan

Explanation:

Earthquake is a natural disaster which from geological study is said to be triggered along fault zones due to accumulated stress and strain of fault lines over years. When faults reaches breakpoint along the weakened zones, eruption occurs. The point at which the earthquake occurs is called the FOCUS. with the point on the earth surface vertically above it called the epicenter. The epicenter of the 2008 earthquake is the province of Sichuan. The Ritcher scale measures the intensity of earthquakes and the Great Wenchuan earthquake as it is named recorded a magnitude of 7.9 on Ritcher. The earthquake killed and injured thousands while rendering millions homeless.

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