Earthquake in Sichuan
In May last year, a major earthquake struck the heart of East Asia, where the Han Chinese meet the Tibetan people groups. To find out more about the earthquake, and what OMF is doing to help, this is the best place to be.
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Date and time of first tremor |
May 12, 2008. 14:28 |
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Location of Epicentre |
Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province, China |
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Magnitude |
7.8/7.9 on the Richter Scale |
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Estimate of number of deaths |
Probably over 70,000 (20 June, 2008) |
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People Groups in the Region |
Han (46%), Qiang (34%), Tibetan (19%) |
For prayer points for Sichuan, please click here .
If you want to give for disaster relief in Sichuan, please follow this link .
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A special powerpoint has been prepared, click on the text to the right to download. (1.6MB - added June 20) |
One Month On.ppt |
