Special
report: Strong
Earthquake Jolts SW China
BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- As of Monday noon, 182 aftershocks measuring
above 4 on the Richter scale had been monitored in southwest China's Sichuan
Province, according to the China Seismological Bureau.
Among them, 28 aftershocks measured above magnitude 5, and five above
magnitude 6, said the bureau.
The latest strong earthquake was a magnitude 6.4 aftershock on Sunday
afternoon, which struck Qingchuan county in north Sichuan Province.
The quake has up to date left eight people dead and more than 900 injured.
A devastating earthquake measuring 8 on the Richter scale rocked Wenchuan
county of Sichuan on May 12, leading to 65,080 deaths nationwide as of Monday
noon.