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.