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.
