Scientists blame Sichuan earthquake on major dam

摘要

Scentists have claimed that last year's major earthquake in China's Sichuan province may have been triggered by the 156m high Zipingpu dam, which is sited on a tributary to the Yangtze river.rnThe evidence suggests impounding the dam's reservoir activated a fault line near the site. Large dams can create a phenomenon known as reservoir-induced seismicity, and evidence links tremors with reservoir filling or level changes in over 70 dams.