5.12 Sichuan Earthquake 四川大地震

The Sichuan Earthquake at a magnitude 8.0 occurred at 14:28 on 12 May 2008 in Sichuan province of China. The epicenter was 80 km West-northwest of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, with a depth of 19 km.  The earthquake was felt as far away as Beijing ( 1,500 km away), where office buildings swayed with [...]

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