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The great Sichuan earthquake: What we know so far (and a second earthquake this morning)

Scene of devastation at a school in Dujiangyan (都江堰) which collapsed from the Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan, China * Over 10,000 feared dead in biggest earthquake in China for 30 years * Earthquake measured at 7.9 on the Richter scale, epicentre... ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Tue, May 13 2008

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19 May 08 visit Live video from the earthquake scene in Sichuan China 四川地震现场  »  YouTube videoA major earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Sichuan Province in China on May 12th, 2008. and this is the video shot by a college student in his dorm 50 kilometers away from the earthquake center when the earthquake happened. the latest...
12 May 08 visit Breaking News: Earthquake 7.6 on the Richter scale hits Sichuan, tremors felt across China  »  Shanghaiist 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...
12 May 08 visit 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 ...
16 May 08 visit 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 ...
12 May 08 visit 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 ...
16 Oct 08 visit Aftershock rattles Wenchuan County  »  Shanghai Daily AN aftershock measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale rattled Wenchuan County and Dujiangyan City, two areas devastated by a catastrophic earthquake on May 12 in Sichuan Province, this morning. According to the Sichuan...

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