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Source: CCTV.com

06-19-2008 08:36

Special Report:   Documentary: The Earthquake

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At 2:28:04 p.m. on May 12, 2008, an exceptionally powerful earthquake struck the Yingxiu area of northern Sichuan. It was the result of a huge release of energy which had been building up over a long period of crustal plate movement.

The violent earthquake reduced these picturesque small cities to ruins in the twinkling of an eye. At 2:28 p.m. on May 12, 2008, people all over China felt the earth tremble.