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China quake kills 22
reuters ^
| Sat Aug 30, 2008 11:25pm EDT
Posted on 08/30/2008 9:29:04 PM PDT by Perdogg
An earthquake that hit southwest China's Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, killing 22 people, has damaged or destroyed more than 100,000 homes and affected at least 440,000 residents, state media said on Sunday.
The epicenter of Saturday's quake, which struck around 4:30 p.m. (3:30 a.m. EDT), was about 20 miles southeast of Panzhihua, near Sichuan's border with Yunnan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was about 6 miles deep.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; earthquake
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posted on
08/30/2008 9:29:05 PM PDT
by
Perdogg
To: TigerLikesRooster; Tainan
Another quake in the same region.
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posted on
08/30/2008 9:29:47 PM PDT
by
Perdogg
To: Alia; A message; AVNevis; Awestruck; bboop; Bennett46; bert; Beth; Betis70; bevlar; BIGLOOK; ...
Magnitude 5.7 - SICHUAN-YUNNAN BORDER REGION, CHINA
2008 August 30 08:30:52 UTC
Earthquake Details
Magnitude 5.7 Date-Time Saturday, August 30, 2008 at 08:30:52 UTC
Saturday, August 30, 2008 at 04:30:52 PM at epicenter
Location 26.277°N, 101.915°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region SICHUAN-YUNNAN BORDER REGION, CHINA
Distances
35 km (20 miles) SSE of Panzhihua (Dukou), Sichuan, China
160 km (100 miles) NNW of Kunming, Yunnan, China
585 km (360 miles) SW of Chongqing, Chongqing, China
2025 km (1260 miles) SW of BEIJING, Beijing, China
Magnitude 5.7 - SICHUAN-YUNNAN BORDER REGION, CHINA
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posted on
08/30/2008 9:45:31 PM PDT
by
bd476
To: bd476; wagglebee; Jim Robinson; SunkenCiv; neverdem; blam
Pray for your enemies PRAYERS UP.
How far was this from the last big one?
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posted on
08/30/2008 9:57:17 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: bd476; wagglebee; Jim Robinson; SunkenCiv; neverdem; blam
Pray for your enemies PRAYERS UP.
How far was this from the last big one?
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posted on
08/30/2008 9:57:58 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: Perdogg
China's one big earthquake zone. That's why engineering projects like the Three Gorges Dam project are so dangerous.
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posted on
08/30/2008 10:09:46 PM PDT
by
xJones
To: grey_whiskers
The sheer majority of the people in areas of China away from Beijing are not our enemies. They’re the victims of the ChiComs.
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posted on
08/30/2008 10:10:13 PM PDT
by
Pyro7480
("If the angels could be jealous of men, they would be so for one reason: Holy Communion." -M. Kolbe)
To: xJones
So is California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska.
That’s life...
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posted on
08/30/2008 10:36:18 PM PDT
by
DB
To: Perdogg
Prayers for everyone in China, especially the victims and their loved ones...
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posted on
08/31/2008 12:38:01 AM PDT
by
LibertyRocks
(BLOG: http://libertyrocks.wordpress.com ~ Anti-Obama Gear: http://cafepress.com/NO_ObamaBiden08)
To: Pyro7480
Agreed, just like the majority of people who used to live under Soviet Rule. (And now again under Putin and his Neo-Soviet Empire...)
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posted on
08/31/2008 12:40:08 AM PDT
by
LibertyRocks
(BLOG: http://libertyrocks.wordpress.com ~ Anti-Obama Gear: http://cafepress.com/NO_ObamaBiden08)
To: Perdogg
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posted on
08/31/2008 2:30:00 AM PDT
by
TigerLikesRooster
(kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
To: grey_whiskers
Dunno, but this...
...damaged or destroyed more than 100,000 homes and affected at least 440,000 residents...
suggests that it's in the same region, which has produced the worst quakes in Chinese history.
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posted on
08/31/2008 10:01:34 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile hasn't been updated since Friday, May 30, 2008)
To: Perdogg
China’s infrastructure is vastly superior to our’s.
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posted on
08/31/2008 2:08:45 PM PDT
by
MIT-Elephant
("Armed with what? Spitballs?")
To: MIT-Elephant
They have more and better earthquakes, too.
To: Perdogg
Surprised no one has mentioned the obvious...
BUSH'S FAULT!
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posted on
09/02/2008 8:00:23 PM PDT
by
EnigmaticAnomaly
("Democrats: Seeking an easy life at someone else's expense for 150 years")
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