1) The document summarizes information about tectonic plate boundaries and provides details about the 2008 Sichuan earthquake in China. 2) The earthquake occurred in Sichuan Province near the city of Chengdu and was caused by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. 3) The earthquake caused widespread damage, including over 69,000 deaths and the collapse of over 15 million buildings.

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9. 69,172 Dead

10. 375,000 Injured

11. 45 Million Affected

12. 15 Million Forced to Move

13. 15 Million Buildings Collapsed

14. 12 Million Animals Dead

15. 5000km Of water pipes destroyed

16. 900 Schoolchildren Died in Dujiangyan

17. 200 Die in Chemical Factory

18. Thousands of miles of roads destroyed

19. 391 Dams Damaged

20. 100,000 Hectares of Rice Damaged

21. 34 Quake Lakes formed due to Landslides

22. 1 Giant Panda (Maomao) Died

23. On 27 th May 420,000 buildings collapsed in aftershock

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