Epicenter of the Wenchuan earth quake on 5/12/2008
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The 2008 Sichuan earthquake (Chinese: 四川大地震), or Great Sichuan Earthquake which measured at 8.0 Ms and 8.3 Mw according to PRC's China Seismological Bureau, and 7.9 Mw according to USGS, occurred at 14:28:01.42 CST (06:28:01.42 UTC) on 12 May 2008 in Sichuan province of China. It was also known as the Wenchuan earthquake (Chinese: 汶川大地震). Official figures (as of June 6, 12:00 CST) state that 69,130 are confirmed dead, including 68,620 in Sichuan province, and 374,031 injured, with 17,824 listed as missing.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Sichuan_earthquake
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Coordinates: 31°7'3"N 103°15'37"E
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