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Breaking News: Earthquake 7.6 on the Richter scale hits Sichuan, tremors felt across China

A strong earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale has rocked Wenchuan in Sichuan province, some 92km northwest of Chengdu> The earthquake took place at 14:48 Beijing Time and tremors were felt (by our MSN friends) as far as Wuhan, Shanghai and... ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Mon, May 12 2008

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