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2010 Yushu Earthquake in China

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http://www.chrispattas.com/2010/04/earthquake-in-yushu-china-devastates.html
The 2010 Yushu earthquake struck on April 14, 2010, and registered a magnitude of 7.1. It originated in Yushu, Qinghai, China, at 7:49 am local time. According to the Xinhua News Agency, 1,706 people have been confirmed dead, 256 missing, and 12,128 injured of which 1,424 are severely injured. The epicenter was located in Rima village, Upper Laxiu township of Yushu County, in remote and rugged terrain, near the border of Tibet Autonomous Region. The epicenter is about 30 km from Gyêgu town, the seat of Yushu County, and about 240 km from Qamdo. The epicenter was in a sparsely populated area on the Tibetan plateau that is regularly hit by earthquakes.
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  • @yeunghong2008 Beijing is VERY poor my grandma went there and told me

  • @yeunghong2008 Do you imply that this should also happen in NEW YORK and Holleewood where most of the rich bastards are?

  • Why couldn't this earthquake occur in in Beijing or Shanghai where most of the rich bastards are?

  • only sadness. My heart is with the people of Quinhai. Be strong!!

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