5.12.08 7.8M Earthquake in Sichuan China

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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.

Channel: Travel & Events
Uploaded: May 12, 2008 at 1:22 pm
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Video Comments:
dickpx (May 18, 2008 at 1:30 am)
oh dio mio !!!!! O_O la madoooona !...
openlc555 (May 18, 2008 at 1:04 am)
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!
nr9 (May 18, 2008 at 12:46 am)
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
suncee1 (May 18, 2008 at 12:28 am)
I do hope the dam is not going to burst it's banks in beauchan is that right?
liuxuan123 (May 18, 2008 at 12:25 am)
schmidtwangtainan

taiwan的？

你就这么幸灾乐祸啊？
MonCapitan1769 (May 18, 2008 at 12:04 am)
Thats what you get for bringing the olympic flame on everest.
kakarote2010 (May 18, 2008 at 12:36 am)
hahah lol
openlc555 (May 18, 2008 at 12:00 am)
schmidtwangtainan:

Don't be such a mean and nasty person. Something bad can happen to you and your loved ones.
Crownedx3 (May 17, 2008 at 11:57 pm)
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?
lukas1421 (May 17, 2008 at 11:44 pm)
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