EarthQuake Alert:
M 5.5, Yunnan, China,
July 09, 2009 11:19:22 GMT
UPDATE 22:09 GMT
After 9 hrs delay reports are now coming in -
336 People Dead and at least 10,000 home collapsed
On this very day in 1976:-1976: Chinese earthquake kills hundreds of thousandsAround 2,000 people are believed to have died when the quake devastated the city’s biggest hospital, according to sources quoting Chinese officials.
The Hong Kong Royal Observatory reports the earthquake was intense although speculation of the magnitude of the quake ranges from 6.3 to 8.3.
The quake has virtually destroyed the city of Tangshan, north-east of Beijing, and Western sources believe the death toll may be much higher than the official figure of 240,000. Some believe the figure is more like 750,000.
Hundreds of thousands of people are feared dead following an 8.3 magnitude earthquake in China.
So hold on. Over 11 HRS and this news just comes out. WOW.
Did you guys break that North Korea Nuke Test the other week too? I remember reading a post on a forum linking here.
If they had used Piezoseismology then they would have known to evacuate the area. Piezoseismology pinpoints when, where, depth and magnitude usually days in advance.