Strong 7.8 Earthquake hits southwest China

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*Great Earthquakes In Diverse Places

Strong 7.8 Earthquake hits southwest China*

Reuters
Monday, May 12, 2008; 2:44 AM

BEIJING (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 struck China's
Sichuan province on Monday, less than 100 km (60 miles) from the
provincial capital of Chengdu, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its
Web site.

The tremor, centered 92 km northwest of Chengdu, was felt as far away as
Beijing and Shanghai, where office buildings swayed with the impact.

(Reporting by Jason Subler; Writing by Lindsay Beck; Editing by Nick Macfie)