More Disasters Hit China
Posted by feww on May 26, 2008
A Shrinking World Series
China aftershock destroys 71,000 homes, kills 6
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Associated Press Writer
CHENGDU, China – A powerful 6-magnitude aftershock destroyed tens of thousands of homes in central China on Sunday, killing six people and straining recovery efforts from the country’s worst earthquake in three decades. More than 500 others were injured. (Source)
Quake Data:
- Magnitude: 6.0
- Date-Time: Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 08:21:49 UTC
Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 04:21:49 PM at epicen - Location: 32.587°N, 105.424°E
- Depth: 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
- Region: SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REGION, CHINA
- Distances: 40 km (25 miles) WNW of Guangyuan, Sichuan, China
140 km (85 miles) NNE of Mianyang, Sichuan, China
350 km (220 miles) NNW of Chongqing, Chongqing, China
1275 km (790 miles) SW of BEIJING, Beijing, China
People walk on a collapsed bridge. A powerful aftershock on May 25, 2008 hit quake-ravaged central China damaging thousands of homes, killing 6 people and injuring dozens more. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) Image may be subject to copyright. See FEWW Fair Use Notice!
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