In response , the government said that the dam would withstand an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 Richter scale . In an interview with Xinhua News , Lu Qizhou , President of China Power Investment Corporation said that Myitsone Hydropower Station follows the standard of fortification intensity 9 , two points above the intensity of Zipingbu Hydropower Station that withstood 2008 Sichuan earthquake of 8.0 Richter scale . On the other hand , Burmese scientists who carried out the environmental assessment , recommended to build two smaller dams farther upstream instead of building on earthquake-prone zone
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake
Myitsone Dam