http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/china.quake/index.html
BEIJING, China (CNN) -- A major earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.5 shook
central China's eastern Sichuan province Monday
, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
People in Beijing --
about 950 miles (1,528 kilometers) from the quake's epicenter --
felt "a very quiet rolling sensation" that lasted for about a minute
, according to CNN correspondent John Vause.
"Our building began to sway," he said.
There were no immediate reports about the extent of damage or casualties
from the earthquake, which happened at 2:28 p.m. local time (2:28 a.m. ET.)
The Associated Press reported that the quake struck 57 miles (92 kilometers)
northwest of the Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu
, the survey said on its Web site.
新聞顯示 震央在四川省會成都 西北方92公里處
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http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008ryan.php
7.5 Mw - EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
Preliminary Earthquake Report Magnitude 7.5 Mw
Date-Time
* 12 May 2008 06:28:00 UTC
* 12 May 2008 14:28:00 near epicenter
* 11 May 2008 22:28:00 standard time in your timezone
Location 31.084N 103.266E
Depth 10 km
Distances
* 95 km (59 miles) WNW (303 degrees) of Chengdu, Sichuan, China
* 146 km (91 miles) WSW (256 degrees) of Mianyang, Sichuan, China
* 173 km (108 miles) NNW (346 degrees) of Leshan, Sichuan, China
* 1149 km (714 miles) NNW (347 degrees) of HANOI, Vietnam
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 6.5 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters Nph = 206; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 1.61 seconds; Gp = 28°
M-type = Mw; Version = 7
Event ID US 2008ryan ***This event supersedes event AT00057368.
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BEIJING, China (CNN) -- A major earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.5 shook
central China's eastern Sichuan province Monday
, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
People in Beijing --
about 950 miles (1,528 kilometers) from the quake's epicenter --
felt "a very quiet rolling sensation" that lasted for about a minute
, according to CNN correspondent John Vause.
"Our building began to sway," he said.
There were no immediate reports about the extent of damage or casualties
from the earthquake, which happened at 2:28 p.m. local time (2:28 a.m. ET.)
The Associated Press reported that the quake struck 57 miles (92 kilometers)
northwest of the Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu
, the survey said on its Web site.
新聞顯示 震央在四川省會成都 西北方92公里處
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http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008ryan.php
7.5 Mw - EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
Preliminary Earthquake Report Magnitude 7.5 Mw
Date-Time
* 12 May 2008 06:28:00 UTC
* 12 May 2008 14:28:00 near epicenter
* 11 May 2008 22:28:00 standard time in your timezone
Location 31.084N 103.266E
Depth 10 km
Distances
* 95 km (59 miles) WNW (303 degrees) of Chengdu, Sichuan, China
* 146 km (91 miles) WSW (256 degrees) of Mianyang, Sichuan, China
* 173 km (108 miles) NNW (346 degrees) of Leshan, Sichuan, China
* 1149 km (714 miles) NNW (347 degrees) of HANOI, Vietnam
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 6.5 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters Nph = 206; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 1.61 seconds; Gp = 28°
M-type = Mw; Version = 7
Event ID US 2008ryan ***This event supersedes event AT00057368.
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