| Wenchuan County in Sichuan Quake measuring 7.8 strikes China's |
Earthquake measuring 7.6 Richter scale hit SW China2008-05-12 00:04:51 Xinhua English BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- A major earthquake measuring 7.6 Richter Scale jolted Wenchuan County of Southwest China's Sichuan province at 2:28 p.m. on Monday.
The quake was also felt in the capital city of Beijing and Xinhua reporters in Zhengzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing also reported major tremors at around 2 p.m. Monday. |