Wednesday, August 13, 2008

China was shaken by the Earthquake


The earthquake had the force of 4.9 Richter scales shook the Sichuan Province and Shaanxi, on Thursday late afternoon (24/7). In not old time extension, the aftershock had the force of 5.6 and six Richter scales again shook Sichuan. Now in Shaanxi, the aftershock more. However his strength was low, under four Richter scales. The beginning data mentioned, one person was killed and ten other the injury. Several hours beforehand, to be precise on Thursday at dawn, the Iwate territory and Aomori in Japan the northern part was shaken by the earthquake 6.8 Richter scales. The centre of the earthquake under sea in the depth 108 kilometre in the Iwate Prefecture territory. As far as this is concerned was not reported the existence of casualties was killed. But, till Thursday night, injury casualties reached 134 people

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