EARTHQUAKES IN CHINA KILL AT LEAST 64 PEOPLE

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At least 4 shallow earthquakes hit Jiaokui, China today, two of them had a magnitude of 5.6. These are the parameters:


2012-09-07 04:16:30 UTC
2012-09-07 12:16:30 UTC+08:00 at epicenter
Magnitude 5.6 mb
Location 27.582°N, 103.990°E
1km (1mi) SW of Jiaokui, China
Depth 9.8 km
Number of Stations Used 259
Number of Phases Used 270
Minimum Distance 1099.8 km (9.88°)
Travel Time Residual 0.78 sec
Azimuthal Gap 16°
Review Status REVIEWED
Event ID usc000chpp

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000chpp#summary

2012-09-07 03:19:42 UTC
2012-09-07 11:19:42 UTC+08:00 at epicenter
12km (7mi) SW of Jiaokui, China
Magnitude 5.6 mb
Location 27.508°N, 103.928°E
Depth 9.9 km
Number of Stations Used 341
Number of Phases Used 344
Minimum Distance 624.5 km (5.61°)
Travel Time Residual 1.00 sec
Azimuthal Gap 15°
Review Status REVIEWED
Event ID usc000chpd

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... #technical

The earthquakes unfortunately killed at least 64 people, injured more than 700 and damaged 20000 homes:

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/09/07/world/asia/china-earthquakes/index.html?hpt=wo_c2