Also appears, there has been an aftershock. Mag. 6; same area.
This report says the epicenter was in a rather remote area:
Breaking News
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1315695,00.html
China Hit By Earthquake
Updated:08:32, Monday May 12, 2008
An earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale has hit China’s Sichuan province.
The tremor was felt across the entire region - shaking buildings in the capital, Beijing, as well as the Thai capital, Bangkok, and Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.
Quake hit near ChengduUS Geological Survey said the quake struck 57 miles north-west of the city of Chengdu at 2.29pm local time (6.28am GMT).
Some 10 million people live in Chengdu.
An eyewitness said people flooded out of buildings, but there was no sign of damage or injuries.
The area where the quake lies on the eastern edge of the Tibetan plateau, where mountains rise sharply and the population density is generally thin.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake is considered a major event, capable of causing widespread damage and injuries in populated areas.
In the Taiwanese capital of Taipei, 100 miles off the southeastern Chinese, buildings swayed when the quake hit. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.