2008 Sichuan earthquake
Scientists worked out that the earth moved up to  along the Longmen Shan Fault. This fault is about  long and  deep. The earthquake made the ground on the surface move more than . Japanese seismologist, Yuji Yagi, said that the earthquake took place in two parts. The fault tore in two sections, the first one moving about . In the second part of the quake the fault moved another .