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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 ...
29 Dec 08 visit 4.9-magnitude earthquake jolts southwest China  »  People's Daily An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale jolted southwest China's Sichuan Province at 2:18 p.m. Monday, according to the provincial earthquake administration. The earthquake occurred in the bordering area between Qingchuan County and...
10 Dec 08 visit 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolts Sichuan  »  Shanghai Daily AN earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted Qingchuan County in southwest China's Sichuan Province at 2:53 am today, the National Seismic Network reported. The epicenter of the earthquake was monitored...

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