Comments on: 16:21, Aftershock or major quake?

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Wed, 28 May 2008 00:53:38 +0000

[...] Another update: We got some comments saying that there’s a Brazilian Voluntary went to Wenchuan, but their families/friends had lost touch with them. If you have any information, please drop a comment in this post. [...]

By: Aw Guo

Aw Guo — Mon, 26 May 2008 07:18:14 +0000

a group or a single person himself/herself?
What's the name? If you can provide some further information, I may help you ask my friends in Chengdu, where is not far form Wenchuan county.

By: Caren Proenca

Caren Proenca — Mon, 26 May 2008 01:07:06 +0000

Dear all,
Please, help me on informing if there is any way of getting some news of a Brazilian Voluntary who went to Wenchuan, Sichuan to help people there. I'm writing from Brazil and, since the communication is out, we're too worried about the news got from internet.

By: Caren Proenca

Caren Proenca — Mon, 26 May 2008 01:01:44 +0000

Dear all, please, is there any way of getting some news of a Brazilian voluntary who went to Wenchuan, Sichuan to help people there? I'm writing from Brazil and, since the communication is out, we're too worried.

By: jichuan

jichuan — Sun, 25 May 2008 21:20:35 +0000

I think it's more possible to be an aftershock. However, this one does topple a lot of buildings in disaster area.

Threre are some English report made by NewYork times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/26/world/asia/26quake.html?hp
And you may also reach more on the English site of Xinhua news agency.

By: Aw Guo

Aw Guo — Sun, 25 May 2008 15:13:28 +0000

Actually I don't know that whether little shock will prevent big shock. Anyway, we need to think twice carefully for this quake from now on. Chinese people have to know something.

By: Yu Zhiding

Yu Zhiding — Sun, 25 May 2008 15:10:22 +0000

Hope there will be no more death.
This quake will release energy and prevent prospective huge quake.

By: Aw Guo

Aw Guo — Sun, 25 May 2008 14:35:40 +0000

Thanks for your information.

By: sadsea2008

sadsea2008 — Sun, 25 May 2008 12:25:21 +0000

Yeah, when the quake took place, I was doing some translation. A pile of my books shook terribly, but I was extermely calm as I have already got accustomed to the harassment of quakes. Anyway, everyone shall take careful of himself in those dreadful days.

By: taylor

taylor — Sun, 25 May 2008 09:50:18 +0000

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008slat.php
see it
Earthquake Details

Magnitude
5.8
Date-Time
Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 08:21:48 UTC
Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 04:21:48 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
32.577°N, 105.456°E
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region
SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REGION, CHINA
Distances
40 km (25 miles) WNW of Guangyuan, Sichuan, China
140 km (85 miles) NNE of Mianyang, Sichuan, China
350 km (215 miles) NNW of Chongqing, Chongqing, China
1275 km (790 miles) SW of BEIJING, Beijing, China
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 4.2 km (2.6 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters
NST=118, Nph=118, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.78 sec, Gp= 65°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
us2008slat