2008 Sichuan earthquake

An earthquake occurred in the province of Sichuan, China at 14:28:01 China Standard Time on May 12, 2008. Measuring at 8.0 Ms, the earthquake's epicenter was located 80 kilometres (50 mi) west-northwest of Chengdu, the provincial capital, with a focal depth of 19 km (12 mi).

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Which happened first?

• 2008 Sichuan earthquake happened 1 year before 2009 L'Aquila earthquake
• 2008 Sichuan earthquake happened 1 year after 2007 Peru earthquake
• 2008 Sichuan earthquake happened 1 year after 2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake
• 2008 Sichuan earthquake happened 1 year before 2009 Samoa earthquake
• 2008 Sichuan earthquake happened 2 years before October 2010 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami

Timeline

1. 2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquakeJuly 16, 2007
2. 2007 Peru earthquakeAugust 15, 2007
3. 2008 Sichuan earthquake (this page)May 12, 2008
4. 2009 L'Aquila earthquakeApril 6, 2009
5. 2009 Samoa earthquakeSeptember 29, 2009
6. October 2010 Sumatra earthquake and tsunamiOctober 25, 2010

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