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Warpy

(111,277 posts) Fri Apr 19, 2013, 09:36 PM Apr 2013

Earthquake strikes Sichuan, China

Source: BBC

The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake, which had a 6.6 magnitude, was centred 80km (50 miles) west of the town of Linqiong.

It said the tremor occurred at a depth of 12.3km (7.6 miles). It is not clear if there have been casualties.

The area is prone to tremors. An 8.0 magnitude earthquake in Sichuan province, in May 2008, killed nearly 90,000 people.

The latest quake - initially reported as a 7.0 magnitude, and then at 6.9 - struck at 08:02 local time (01:02 BST), the USGS said.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-22228225

This was big and shallow. It has the potential to be devastating.

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Earthquake strikes Sichuan, China (Original Post) Warpy Apr 2013 OP

I feel for them...I hope they fare better than last time. n/t haikugal Apr 2013 #1

This is the region where a million people died to a single quake in the 1500's. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #2

100 dead in China quake: state media Bosonic Apr 2013 #3

Death toll now at 156. TexasTowelie Apr 2013 #4

Almost 6000 injured muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #5

203 dead, 11,500 injured muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #6

Better than the 90,000 dead in the last one Warpy Apr 2013 #7

haikugal

(6,476 posts)

1. I feel for them...I hope they fare better than last time. n/t

Reply to Warpy (Original post)

Fri Apr 19, 2013, 09:40 PM

Apr 2013

AtheistCrusader

(33,982 posts)

2. This is the region where a million people died to a single quake in the 1500's.

Reply to Warpy (Original post)

Sat Apr 20, 2013, 01:03 AM

Apr 2013

Give or take, given the state of records at that time.

A MILLION.

No one knows precisely how powerful that quake was or how deep, either.

Bosonic

(3,746 posts)

3. 100 dead in China quake: state media

Reply to Warpy (Original post)

Sat Apr 20, 2013, 04:48 AM

Apr 2013

100 dead in China quake: state media

https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/325529065681473536

TexasTowelie

(112,252 posts)

4. Death toll now at 156.

Reply to Bosonic (Reply #3)

Sat Apr 20, 2013, 10:14 AM

Apr 2013

http://www.statesman.com/ap/ap/transportation/quake-jolts-chinas-sichuan-killing-56/nXRpP/

muriel_volestrangler

(101,321 posts)

5. Almost 6000 injured

Reply to Warpy (Original post)

Sat Apr 20, 2013, 01:40 PM

Apr 2013

http://news.sky.com/story/1080563/china-quake-157-killed-in-sichuan-province

muriel_volestrangler

(101,321 posts)

6. 203 dead, 11,500 injured

Reply to Warpy (Original post)

Sun Apr 21, 2013, 05:51 AM

Apr 2013

The quake killed 203 and injured some 11,500, state media said.

Among the injured were 960 people who were seriously wounded.
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China has received offers of help from countries including Japan, which is currently embroiled in a territorial dispute with Beijing over an island grouping in the East China Sea.

Beijing said overseas help was not needed at the moment, but added that it would contact Tokyo if that changed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22237162

Warpy

(111,277 posts)

7. Better than the 90,000 dead in the last one

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #6)

Sun Apr 21, 2013, 07:40 PM

Apr 2013

It's still terrible. The pictures have shown utter devastation.

There have been multiple strong aftershocks in the 4.8-5.4 range. That can't be helping.

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