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Earthquake in China (May 12, 2008)

Earthquake Details

Magnitude - 7.8

Date-Time -

  • Monday, May 12, 2008 at 06:28:00 UTC
  • Monday, May 12, 2008 at 02:28:00 PM at epicenter
  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location :

  • 31.104°N, 103.270°E

Depth :

  • 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program

Region :

  • EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA

Distances :

  • 90 km (55 miles) WNW of Chengdu, Sichuan, China
  • 150 km (90 miles) WSW of Mianyang, Sichuan, China
  • 360 km (225 miles) WNW of Chongqing, Chongqing, China
  • 1545 km (960 miles) SW of BEIJING, Beijing, China

Location Uncertainty:

  • horizontal +/- 5.7 km (3.5 miles); depth fixed by location program

Parameters:

  • NST=228, Nph=228, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.43 sec, Gp= 29°,
    M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=A

Source:

  • USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

7.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in eastern Sichuan Province at 2:28pm earlier today, according to this report on the U.S. government’s earthquake.

According to information 500 person are injury or dead in China, the quake has been felt in many places across the country, including Beijing.

Many office buildings in Beijing’s central business district have just been evacuated.

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No plan to take over Meralco: GSIS chief


ABS-CBN News - 4/30/2008 11:11:57 PM

The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) on Wednesday said it has no plans of wresting control of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) from the Lopez family, legacy owners of the country’s largest power distributor. But GSIS President Winston Garcia admitted tensions are brewing between him and some Meralco board members and management. Garcia said he’s fighting for his right not only as a major stockholder, but also as a customer of Meralco questioning why power rates are high. He said he has been repeatedly denied access to corporate information matters, which he insists he has got a right to know. Oscar Lopez, chairman of First Philippine Holdings Corp., said Garcia is probably just making noise so he can turn around and sell GSIS’s Meralco shares for a high profit.