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建议 China Quake Toll Tops 12,000; Thousands More Buried
Lucy Jones, chief scientist for the Multi Hazards Demonstration Project at the U.S. Geological Survey, said the earthquake happened on the Longmenshan Fault, which is pushing the Tibetan Highlands up and over the Sichuan Basin.
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Jones said a quake of this magnitude will instantly turn a brick building into a rubble.
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A magnitude 7.9 quake can turn ground with a sandy base into quicksand, toppling buildings sideways as if they were bobbing on water, a phenomenon known as liquefaction, Jones said.
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四川地震，国外专家的分析[ABC]
512地震，国外专家的分析
Lucy Jones，美国地质调查局(USGS)多重灾害示范项目的首席科学家，说此次地震发生在龙门山断裂带，此处地质构造推动青藏高原抬高并盖住了四川盆地。
“这个断裂带被认为是中国最危险的断裂带之一”，Jones告诉GMA(ABC的“早安美国”节目)。
“考虑过此次地震的震级与位置，我们目前只看到了四川所受损失的表面”，她说。
Jones认为这个级别的地震，能够在瞬间将一幢砖建筑夷为废墟。
“当震动砖块的时候，夹在其中的砂浆就溶解了。随之建筑物倒塌，压下来的屋顶造成人员伤亡。这是世界上最危险的建筑之一”，她说。
7.9级的地震能够将砂质的地表变成流沙，推翻建筑使之倾斜，就好象它们是在水面上起伏一样，这种现象称之为液化，Jones说。这片区域就她所知，“很可能是砂质的，因而很可能易于液化”。
