BEIJING — An earthquake measuring 7.5 rocked China's Sichuan province on Monday, less than 100 kilometres from the provincial capital of Chengdu, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its website.
It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties or damage from the tremor, which the USGS earlier put at 7.8.
The tremor, centred 92 kilometres northwest of Chengdu, was felt as far away as Beijing and Shanghai and the Thai capital Bangkok, where office buildings swayed with the impact.
"We felt continuous shaking for about two or three minutes. All the people in our office are rushing downstairs. We're still feeling slight tremblings," said an office worker in Chengdu.
In Beijing's financial district, many workers poured from their buildings but there were no visible signs of damage. The subway system was unaffected.
"People were shouting 'get out, get out', so we all ran out of our dorm," said a student at a university in nearby Chongqing.
Sources said there was no immediate impact to the Three Gorges Dam project, the weight of whose massive reservoir, hundreds of kilometres from Chengdu, experts have said could increase the risk of tremors.
A spokesman for the China Earthquake Administration said it was still checking the epicentre and scale of the tremor.
so far.. it is confirmed to be around 9,000 people died... they are still searching for more bodies.. sad news coming from Asia.. cyclone and earthquake!!! what's next???
The worst is more to come. Did you heard the news in Mid-West (USA) the tornado is ripping/flipping the houses/cars? The next major earth quake will strike central Europe before this year end then it will happen it California. I live in very active EQ zone (NorCal), I could feel the trimble everyday during the night, last time it was 4.6 I thought someone hit my house with a wreaking ball. The huricane season will be worst this year especially in a Florida area, atleast they could predict the Huricane but for the earth quake it's no way of predictions.
So just be prepare wherever you are - always have a survivior kit ready you never know when the nature will strike.
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i'm talking about the earthquake death!!!! the topic you're talking about is hmong vs. lao government.. i dont have any knowledge of or in any position to be talking about it..
let's stick with the topic.... southern china earthquake!!!
you know better than that ai seehahed some poeple just have anty lao gov desease,. mun khao pai nai sen luad lea mun samong leo bor me ya sa nit dai pua dai leo me tea ppoy hai tai pai kup book khon nun eng.
My condolences to the fraternal people of China and I am highly confidence that the Chinese Government are more than qualify to handle this kind of crisis.
you know better than that ai seehahed some poeple just have anty lao gov desease,. mun khao pai nai sen luad lea mun samong leo bor me ya sa nit dai pua dai leo me tea ppoy hai tai pai kup book khon nun eng.
hahahahahhahah good one nong... ga pen jung si nee la khon lao haow... toome loom gun bor dai, tong mee khon dai khon 1 tor khan lode!!! how pen khon lao keu kun mode, huk phang aow kun vai... un dai ga man Lao..
