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6.0 Quake Shakes China's Sichuan

Olympic torch had just completed tour of temblor-ravaged area

By the Associated Press

Posted Aug 5, 2008 8:07 AM CDT
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(AP) – A 6.0 earthquake today rattled China's Sichuan province, which was devastated by a more powerful quake in May, the US Geological Survey said. One person was killed, reports CNN, and five seriously injured. The tremblor is the latest of numerous aftershocks from the 7.9 quake that struck Sichuan on May 12 and killed almost 70,000 people and left 5 million homeless.

The USGS says the epicenter of the quake was 30 miles northwest of Guangyuan and 6 miles deep. It struck shortly before 6pm, just a few hours after the Olympic torch relay was held in the Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu, its last stop before the flame officially opens the Beijing Games on Friday.

Children gather outside a temporary school, Saturday, July 19, 2008, in Yingxiu, China. The 7.9-magnitude earthquake in May left nearly 70,000 dead, 18,000 missing and more than 5 million homeless.
Children gather outside a temporary school, Saturday, July 19, 2008, in Yingxiu, China. The 7.9-magnitude earthquake in May left nearly 70,000 dead, 18,000 missing and more than 5 million homeless.   (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
A nurse, center, and others cheer the arrival of the Olympic torch on its final stop of the day, in Chengdu, China, Tuesday, August 5, 2008. The torch relay traveled areas hit by the May 12 quake.
A nurse, center, and others cheer the arrival of the Olympic torch on its final stop of the day, in Chengdu, China, Tuesday, August 5, 2008. The torch relay traveled areas hit by the May 12 quake.   (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Temporary housing and schools with blue roofs can be seen next to earthquake-damaged buildings, Saturday, July 19, 2008, in Yingxiu, China.
Temporary housing and schools with blue roofs can be seen next to earthquake-damaged buildings, Saturday, July 19, 2008, in Yingxiu, China.   (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
A performer is held aloft during a celebration of the Olympic torch in Chengdu, China, Tuesday, August 5, 2008. The torch traveled areas hit by the May 12 earthquake; a smaller quake hit afterward.
A performer is held aloft during a celebration of the Olympic torch in Chengdu, China, Tuesday, August 5, 2008. The torch traveled areas hit by the May 12 earthquake; a smaller quake hit afterward.   (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Men wave flags at a celebration for the Olympic torch relay in Chengdu, China, Tuesday, August 5, 2008. The torch relay traveled through areas hit by the May 12th earthquake before going to Beijing.
Men wave flags at a celebration for the Olympic torch relay in Chengdu, China, Tuesday, August 5, 2008. The torch relay traveled through areas hit by the May 12th earthquake before going to Beijing.   (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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