Collapsed residential building in Mianyang, China.

Credit: Ying Ying Huang, U.S. Geological Survey. Public domain.

 

Civilians on street alongside damaged buildings in Mianyang.

Credit: Ying Ying Huang, U.S. Geological Survey. Public domain.

A landslide along the Hongyan Resort near Chengdu, China. There were 51 people killed in this landslide.

Credit: Lynn Highland, USGS. Public domain.

The town of Qushan, Beichuan County, China, was destroyed by strong shaking and catastrophic landslides.

Credit: David Wald, USGS. Public domain.

A large boulder dislodged during the 2008 earthquake, near the epicenter. The word on the rock translates to "protection" in English.

Credit: Lynn Highland, USGS. Public domain.

SciGen Unit E4 • Making Waves