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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YouTube video A major earthquake measuring 7.8 Richter Scale jolted Wenchuan County of Southwest China's Sichuan province at 2:28 p.m. on Monday. The quake was also felt in the capital city of Beijing and Xinhua reporters in Zhengzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing also reported... |
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China: 7.8 scale earthquake felt across most of China » Global Voices At 2:28 pm Monday Beijing time, an earthquake registering 7.8 on the Richter scale struck in southwestern China's Sichuan province, centered in Wenchuan county, and with tremors felt as far away as Beijing and Hong Kong. China's Seismological Bureau has... |
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| 12 May 08 |
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Earthquake measuring 7.8 Richter scale hits SW China » People's Daily A major earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Wenchuan County of southwest China's Sichuan Province at 2:28 p.m. Monday, the State Seismological Bureau said, revising a previous figure of 7.6. The epicenter of the quake w ... |
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Earthquake measuring 7.8 Richter scale hits SW China, 4 pupils dead » People's Daily A major earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Wenchuan County in southwest China's Sichuan Province at 2:28 p.m. on Monday, the State Seismological Bureau (SSB) said, revising its previous figure of 7.6. The epicenter ... |
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Olympic venues unaffected by earthquake » People's Daily On May 12, an earthquake, measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, hit Wenchuan County in southwest China's Sichuan Province; and several other provinces and cities felt the earthquake including Beijing. Li Zhanjun, Director of the BOCOG (Beiji ... |