简介:DearEditorialBoardMembers,ContributorsandFriendsofEEEV,AsweputtingtogetheraspecialsectionontheGreatWenchuanearthquake,thenearbyYa'an/Lushanareawasstruckbyanothermajorearthquakealmostfiveyearslater.Preliminaryreportsindicatethatthisrecenteventappeartohavecertainspecialcharacteristicssuchasthelargeaffectedareaandchanginggeotechnical/geologicalconfigurationsofthegroundalthoughitsgroundmotionintensitycomparablywassmallerthantheWenchuanearthquake.