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A major earthquake measuring 7.6 Richter Scale jolted Wenchuan County
in Southwest China's Sichuan province at 2:28 p.m. on Monday. Furniture
fell in the office of the Sichuan Branch of Xinhua News Agency in Chengdu,
capital of southwestern China's Sichuan Province on Monday, May 12, 2008.

A major eathquake measuring 7.6 Richter Scale jolted Wenchuan County of Southwest China's Sichuan province at 2:28 p.m. on Monday.

The quake was also felt in the capital city of Beijing and Xinhua reporters in Zhengzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing also reported major tremors at around 2:00 pm Monday.