Sichuan University student
takes video at 2:29pm in
dorm.

The 2008 Sichuan earthquake
shook Wenchuan County, Sichuan
province of the People's
Republic of China at 14:28:04
local time (06:28:04 GMT). It
had a magnitude of 7.8 Mw
according to the State
Seismological Bureau of China
and United States Geological
Survey.
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Sichuan University student
takes video at 2:29pm in
dorm.

The 2008 Sichuan earthquake
shook Wenchuan County, Sichuan
province of the People's
Republic of China at 14:28:04
local time (06:28:04 GMT). It
had a magnitude of 7.8 Mw
according to the State
Seismological Bureau of China
and United States Geological
Survey. The earthquake was
felt as far away as Beijing
and Shanghai, where office
buildings swayed with the
impact and Vietnam capital
Hanoi.The closest major city
from the earthquake's
epicenter is Chengdu.

The epicenter was at
31.084°N, 103.267°E, in
Wenchuan County, Ngawa
Prefecture, 90 km northwest of
Chengdu, Sichuan, China, with
its main tremor so far
occurring at 14:28:04 local
time (06:28:04 am GMT) on
Monday 12 May 2008. Early
reports of the earthquake's
Richter scale magnitude ranged
from 7.6 to 8.0. Five major
aftershocks ranging in
magnitude from 4.0 to 6.0 were
recorded within two hours of
the main tremor.

Office workers in Chengdu
reported a 'continuous shaking
for about two or three
minutes', with many people
rushing outside.

Category News & Politics

Tags China, Sichuan, Earthquake, 5.12, Wenchuan, Beijing, 7.8, 8.0, Richter, scale, magnitude, ranged