Added: May 12, 2008
From: Milubear
Duration: 1:51
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.
Channel: Travel
Tags: 5.12 7.8 8.0 beijing china earthquake magnitude ranged richter scale sichuan wenchuan
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ikuwara Says:
May 17, 2008 - Belgium is OK,it's just the people that suck.They have an attitude problem.
maozedongsays Says:
May 17, 2008 - belgicanoFL, belgian products are not competitive in world market. Thank God you guys have problem in producing more babies, otherwise, China has to feed you guys.
BelgicanoFL Says:
May 17, 2008 - You should take a class about Belgian Economy. You will learn a lot of Belgian High Quality products. Anyway I rest my case. Not because I'm losing, but clearly because the lack of rationality and logical thinking and not being able to bring up facts.
BelgicanoFL Says:
May 17, 2008 - Well at least they feel our d*cks. Chinese men are desperate for enlargement pills ;-)
ImmortalCHN Says:
May 17, 2008 - 挺中国的： 大家文明点啦~~ 以理服人~~
ikuwara Says:
May 17, 2008 - 好的。。。日本挺中国
ImmortalCHN Says:
May 17, 2008 - ikuwara,爆头哥，你终于脱马甲了~~ 打的简体字，看来还是在大陆的阿~
ImmortalCHN Says:
May 17, 2008 - 大家还是不要偏题啦，都地震了，死了那么多人 要宣传什么人*权、自*由民*主、法*轮*功、藏*独的请到别处去，你们用这些牌子干了多少杀灭生命伤天害理的事！ 到这里至少要对死者尊重 谢谢！
pchen442 Says:
May 17, 2008 - immortalCHN I agree with you completely. The things you mention i.e. "democracy" and "human rights" in my opinion are just political tools used by the West to justify interventionist approach. Nonetheless I think they are genuinely helping us this time.
schmidtwangtainan Says:
May 17, 2008 - 1989六四坦克壓過7000名天安門學生,士兵鏟屍體肉泥放火燒(屠殺業障) 2001鎮壓法輪功殘害宗教(殘害業障) 2007二甘醇毒牙膏 害死全世界幾千人(良知業障) 含鉛毒玩具傷害全球兒童(良知業障) 坑殺台商外商搶奪財產，例:北京新光三越事件(盜賊業障) 2008 二月大雪(天報應) 二月毒水餃毒假藥害死日本&全世界一堆人(良知業障) 三月暴政鎮壓西藏殘害西藏文化(滅族業障) 五月山東火車對撞(人禍報應) 五月四川大地震(天理報應) 七月? 老子云:物極必反. 爾今吾人見之,實此之兆 惡之國必嘗惡,自古輪迴如是.貪嗔痴野狗烹,人性罪惡之極. 望西大國,妖蘗四竄.罄竹難書,人神共憤.禍起山河,必也天譴
Mikey84 Says:
May 17, 2008 - Well, in that case... what were the Tibetans protesting against? Sorry for an off-topic question, but I just want to know your opinion :) ...
cradle2light Says:
May 17, 2008 - why the astrologers in HK being so SUPERSITIOUS on this....trying to be FAMOUS????
Sheryakahan Says:
May 17, 2008 - these two students showed alot of courage and didnt panic ! welldone
onetwothreebri Says:
May 17, 2008 - scarry!!!!!
lukas1421 Says:
May 17, 2008 - 4月5号，你个傻逼被吓傻了吧，还往桌子底下钻，你咋不整个大红裤衩子往脑瓜子顶上套哪
Crownedx3 Says:
May 17, 2008 - PEOPLE, HAVE A HEART. people in china have lost families, houses, friends, etc. YET you yell at them for what THE GOVERNMENT does? is this the time to criticize china?while so much people are homeless,buried, and missing? why do you blame the innocent victims for wat the government does?i know other countries out there arent getting ALL the help they need but right now people are being buried and need to be found in less than a week. dont you think that right now, help in China is needed most?
openlc555 Says:
May 17, 2008 - schmidtwangtainan: Don't be such a mean and nasty person. Something bad can happen to you and your loved ones.
MonCapitan1769 Says:
May 17, 2008 - Thats what you get for bringing the olympic flame on everest.
liuxuan123 Says:
May 17, 2008 - schmidtwangtainan taiwan的？ 你就这么幸灾乐祸啊？
suncee1 Says:
May 17, 2008 - I do hope the dam is not going to burst it's banks in beauchan is that right?
kakarote2010 Says:
May 17, 2008 - hahah lol
nr9 Says:
May 17, 2008 - i dont know why they bother to bury natural disaster victims, etc. they should like 鐵板燒 them right after their bodies are discovered, dont need body bags and prevent disease from spreading. and food for the survivors
openlc555 Says:
May 17, 2008 - MonCapitan1769: What goes around comes around. Apparantly you believe that. You think people in Sichuan deserved the suffering? Then don't you ever complain again. By your logic, whatever happens to you and your loved ones now and forever, is simply in your destiny. Accept your karmar and stop whining!
dickpx Says:
May 17, 2008 - oh dio mio !!!!! O_O la madoooona !...
maozedongsays Says:
May 17, 2008 - translation to schmidtwangtainan's Chinese writing: 1989 7000 belgians immigrated to live in China 2001 they started their first newspaper in China 2007 they helped Chinese to go to space 2008 Belgian government declare forever friendship with Chinese people Bala, bala, .... Belgian people are the most friendly people in europe.