Special report: Strong Earthquake Jolts SW China  

    BEIJING, May 21 (Xinhua) -- As of Wednesday noon, 162 aftershocks measuring 4 or higher on the Richter scale had been monitored since the 8-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12, according to the China Seismological Bureau.

    Quakes between 5 and 5.9 on the Richter scale numbered 26, while quakes above 6 on the Richter scale numbered 4.