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Monday May 12, 3:10 PMMassive quake strikes China: US Geological Survey
The quake struck 93 kilometres (58 miles) from Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province and a major population centre with more than 10 million people. It struck shortly before 2.30 pm (0630 GMT), the survey said, at a depth of just 10 kilometres (six miles). The USGS initially estimated the strength of the quake at 7.8. Buildings shook in Beijing and Shanghai at the same time, residents in the cities reported. China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported the quake 7.6 on the Richter scale. The quake was felt in the Taiwanese capital of Taipei, where buildings swayed for around half a minute. There were no immediate reports of casualties there. It was also felt in the southern Chinese territory of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Observatory said. "Several local residents called the Hong Kong Observatory to report having felt a tremor," it said in a statement, adding that its seismograph had also recorded the quake. It said its experts would analyse the date and release more information as soon as possible. The last powerful quake to hit China was on March 21, a 7.2 magnitude quake which struck near the northwestern city of Hotan in Xinjiang province. |
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