7.8 is quite high However, I don’t know the region in China that it hit that well. But if there was shaking all way from Beijing to Hanoi... it’s gotta be a big one. Hope it struck somewhere where there’s not a lot of people . . . then again it is China.
Like the cyclone disaster, reports of injuries and deaths will be slow in coming out.
和飓风一样，有关伤员和死亡的报道将很久才能出来。
After taking a look at Chengdu, China, it does appear the epicenter was located near a mountain range in central China, not too close to any major population centers. We can hope for the best.
That particular region of China -- Sichuan Province -- hit by this quake is by far the most populated of all provinces in that nation. This is an older population map of China, but you can see that the density of people in Chengdu is greater than anyplace else:
cHINA POPULATION AND DENSITY MAP
The buildings there are typically very old or of suspect construction if they're modern. It's not a particularly modernized province. The effects of this quake could be dreadful.
Thanks for the info. Check out the link on post 18 where they say the pop. is very thin and so far there are no reports of widespread injuries or damage.
感谢楼上的信息。根据18楼的链接，他们说那里的人口很稀薄，而且目前没有广泛的伤亡和损失报道。
Thanks. Place-Saver for later...
I’m off for the night. Prayers and God speed to those effected.
Oh my. 100+ Million people in that province; if my sleep deprived eyes aren’t lying to me. I appreciate the research into the area. I hope to find out more when I wake up. Thanks.
Looking at the coordinates on Google Earth significant populations are less than 4 miles away.There's going to be massive damage.
But for the Grace of God go I.
在google地图山看到4英里之外就有大量的人口。将会出现大量的损失。我要祈祷上帝的仁慈。
My first thought was of the extremely rapid construction cities like Chengdu have seen in the last decade, and how they may not be up to “code”. Let us hope that doesn’t play out that way...
The only bright side I can see is that currently the whole country is mobilized for the Olympics. Perhaps it will be easier to route aid to the needy areas? One can hope.
