Kira2 jam 2.30 petang tadi, aku dikejutkan dengan gegaran gempa bumi di Taipei, selama lebih kurang 1 minit. Fuh... kali ini pengalaman yang agak menakutkan sedikit kerana gegaran agak kuat dirasakan dan lama... terasa bagaikan siling pejabat nak runtuh, dan gambar di dinding bergoyang. Bangunan ini seperti sebuah gasing besar yang berputar tanpa henti...
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China Is Hit by 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Near Chengdu
By Aaron Sheldrick and Eugene Tang
May 12 (Bloomberg) -- China was hit by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake near the central city of Chengdu, the U.S. Geological Survey said, causing buildings to shake in Beijing more than 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) away.
The quake struck 90 kilometers west-northwest of Chengdu at 2:28 p.m. local time at a depth of 10 kilometers, the USGS said on its Web site. A magnitude 6 quake struck the area about 15 minutes later. Chengdu is the provincial capital of Sichuan and has a population of about 11 million people.
Walls were cracked in some buildings in Chengdu, state- owned Xinhua news agency reported, citing correspondents on the scene. There wasn't any major damage, the agency said. Troops were being sent to Wenchuan, a city of 111,800 people and one of the closest population centers to the quake, Xinhua said.
Phone calls from Beijing couldn't be connected to Chengdu and mobile phone networks were down in Beijing and Shanghai. China Telecom Corp. spokesman Jacky Yung couldn't immediately comment on damage when contacted on his mobile phone.
Officials at the U.S. embassy in Beijing couldn't reach the American consulate in Chengdu, spokeswoman Susan Stevenson said.
The quake shook buildings in Beijing for more than three minutes and traffic stopped. Office workers were seen scrambling to get out of China World Tower, one of Beijing's tallest building. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. Shaking was felt as far as Bangkok and Hong Kong.
The quake sparked panic in cities and towns across Sichuan and other central provinces, Xinhua said. No damage was reported at the Three Gorges Dam in Sichuan province, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported.
The earthquake struck about 350 kilometers west-northwest of Chongqing, a city of about 30 million in central China.
It was the world's strongest quake since a 7.8 magnitude temblor struck south of Fiji in the Pacific Ocean in December last year, according to the USGS Web site.
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China Is Hit by 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Near Chengdu
By Aaron Sheldrick and Eugene Tang
May 12 (Bloomberg) -- China was hit by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake near the central city of Chengdu, the U.S. Geological Survey said, causing buildings to shake in Beijing more than 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) away.
The quake struck 90 kilometers west-northwest of Chengdu at 2:28 p.m. local time at a depth of 10 kilometers, the USGS said on its Web site. A magnitude 6 quake struck the area about 15 minutes later. Chengdu is the provincial capital of Sichuan and has a population of about 11 million people.
Walls were cracked in some buildings in Chengdu, state- owned Xinhua news agency reported, citing correspondents on the scene. There wasn't any major damage, the agency said. Troops were being sent to Wenchuan, a city of 111,800 people and one of the closest population centers to the quake, Xinhua said.
Phone calls from Beijing couldn't be connected to Chengdu and mobile phone networks were down in Beijing and Shanghai. China Telecom Corp. spokesman Jacky Yung couldn't immediately comment on damage when contacted on his mobile phone.
Officials at the U.S. embassy in Beijing couldn't reach the American consulate in Chengdu, spokeswoman Susan Stevenson said.
The quake shook buildings in Beijing for more than three minutes and traffic stopped. Office workers were seen scrambling to get out of China World Tower, one of Beijing's tallest building. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. Shaking was felt as far as Bangkok and Hong Kong.
The quake sparked panic in cities and towns across Sichuan and other central provinces, Xinhua said. No damage was reported at the Three Gorges Dam in Sichuan province, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported.
The earthquake struck about 350 kilometers west-northwest of Chongqing, a city of about 30 million in central China.
It was the world's strongest quake since a 7.8 magnitude temblor struck south of Fiji in the Pacific Ocean in December last year, according to the USGS Web site.
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