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Tremor Rocks South West China

An earthquake measuring a possible magnitude of 6.1 has struck China's south west Sichuan province, according to state media. ...full story at Sky News

from Sky News on Sat, Aug 30 2008

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13 May 08 visit Have you been affected by the earthquake in China?  »  YouTube videoAn earthquake which struck China on Monday has killed at least 12,000 people. Are you in China? The 7.8 magnitude quake struck the south-western Sichuan province and was felt as far away as Beijing and the Thai capital, Bangkok. Chinese state media have...
18 May 08 visit Four buried rescued in Sichuan about 120 hours after devastating quake  »  People's Daily Rescuers pulled four people alive from the earthquake debris in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Saturday, about five days after the tremor. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Wenchuan County, about 159 km northwest of Sichuan ...
10 Oct 08 visit Another quake rocks Sichuan  »  Shanghai Daily AN earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter Scale jolted west China's Sichuan Province early this morning, injuring more than 30 people, the Xinhua News Agency reported. No deaths have been reported so far and...
09 Jun 08 visit Magnitude 5.0 earthquake hits Qinghai  »  People's Daily A magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Haixi in the west of northwest China's Qinghai Province early Monday morning. The quake struck at 1:56 a.m. at 33.2 degrees north latitude and 92.2 degrees ea ...
13 May 08 visit Official: Earthquake in Sichuan triggers tremor in Beijing, not separate one  »  People's Daily The China Earthquake Networks Center said at its website that the tremor in Beijing was actually triggered by the quake wave from Sichuan Province in southwest China and not a separate earthquake. A major earthquake measuring 7.8 on ...
15 May 08 visit Quake fears - death toll may reach 50,000  »  Shanghai Daily MORE than 50,000 people are feared dead from the earthquake that jolted southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday, the rescue headquarters of the State Council said. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck...

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