London, September 1 : The May 12 earthquake in Sichuan, China, that claimed the lives of more than 65,000 people, has forced geologists to think that similar regions may also be in danger and that seismic hazard maps should be redrawn as a result.

According to a report in New Scientist, a coalition of geologists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Chengdu Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, Sichuan, is thinking to redraw the seismic hazard maps.

Using historical, geological and GPS records, the scientists modelled movements in the Earth''s crust that led to the quake.

New Delhi, July 15: The Sichuan earthquake has left 1.4 million farmers in about 4,000 remote villages in absolute poverty, an anti-poverty official said Monday.

New Delhi, May 16: Four days after the devastating earthquake which shattered Sichuan province of China, claiming over 20,000 lives, the place is likely to become home to many diseases as the victi