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Official: Earthquake in Sichuan triggers tremor in Beijing, not separate one |
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22:21, May 12, 2008 |
The China Earthquake Networks Center said at its website that the tremor in Beijing was actually triggered by the quake wave from Sichuan Province in southwest China and not a separate earthquake.
A major earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale rocked Wenchuan County in southwest China's Sichuan Province at 2:28 p.m. Monday.
Earlier reports said a minor quake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale jolted the Tongzhou District in eastern Beijing at 2:35 p.m.
The tremor in Beijing shook high-rise buildings and sent panicked people into streets.
Source: Xinhua
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