Sichuan China Earthquake
Sichuan Province in China, where an 8.0 magnitude earthquake killed more than 69,000 people in May 2008, was hit by a 6.0 quake on August 5, 2008. Chinese officials were referring to the quake, which struck just days before the start of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, as an "aftershock."
Fast Facts
- Killed: One
- Injured: Five
- Location: 30 miles northwest of Guangyuan
- Depth: 10 km.
- Time: 9:49 Universal Time
- Near site of devastating May 2008 earthquake
- More than 12,600 aftershocks felt in region since May
- Seven of those aftershocks have been above 6.0
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