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An earthquake (measuring around 8.0 magnitude) occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 69,000 people.
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2008 Sichuan earthquake
Magnitude 8.0 earthquake in China
An earthquake occurred in the province of Sichuan, China at 14:28:01 China Standard Time on May 12, 2008. Measuring at 8.0 Ms, the earthquake's epicenter was located 80 kilometres (50 mi) west-northwest of Chengdu, the provincial capital, with a focal depth of 19 km (12 mi). The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sichuan
Province in Southwestern China
Sichuan, previously romanized as Szechwan or Szechuan, is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)