Posted on 08/01/2008 4:43:44 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake jolts China quake area
Chengudu, Aug 1 : A fresh earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit southwest China's Sichuan province at 4.32 p.m. Friday, according to the country's Earthquake Networks Centre.
The epicentre was located at an area between Pingwu county and Beichuan county, Mianyang city. A slight tremor was felt in the provincial capital Chengdu, the centre reported.
The seismological department earlier reported that an earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale struck Wenchuan county in the province at 10:41 a.m. Friday,
Wenchuan was the epicentre of the deadly May 12 earthquake which killed some 70,000 people and devastated an area of 446,000 square kilometre.
There was no immediate report of casualty or damage Friday.
--- IANS
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Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green
Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green
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Ping!
I hope for the sake of the athletes, that nothing hits during the Olympics.
Thanks for the ping, Alia!
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Magnitude 5.8
Date-Time Friday, August 01, 2008 at 08:32:43 UTC
Friday, August 01, 2008 at 04:32:43 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones:Location 32.038°N, 104.742°E
Friday, August 01, 2008 at 04:32:43 AM (EDT) - Eastern Daylight (New York, Toronto)
Friday, August 01, 2008 at 03:32:43 AM (CDT) - Central Daylight (Winnipeg, Chicago, Mexico City)
Friday, August 01, 2008 at 01:32:43 AM (PDT) - Pacific Daylight (Vancouver, Los Angeles, Tijuana)
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REGION, CHINA
Distances 65 km (40 miles) N of Mianyang, Sichuan, China
110 km (70 miles) WSW of Guangyuan, Sichuan, China
325 km (200 miles) NNW of Chongqing, Chongqing, China
1365 km (850 miles) SW of BEIJING, Beijing, China
Magnitude 5.8 - SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REGION, CHINA
let’er rip!
Pong!
My brothers and I were so inspired in our youth by Chinese Ping-Pongers, we had a year long neighborhood, friends, competition in ping-pong going on in our garage. I played with a full leg cast, too! My serve is wicked.
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