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On May 12, 2008, an earthquake (measuring around 8.0 magnitude) occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 69,000 people. The year's #1 song was "Low" by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain. Hyein, Rio Ngumoha, Hudson Meek would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · May 12, 2008
An earthquake occurred in the province of Sichuan, China at 14:28:01 China Standard Time on May 12, 2008. 0 Ms, the earthquake's epicenter was located 80 kilometres (50 mi) west-northwest of Chengdu, the provincial capital, with a focal depth of 19 km (12 mi). The earthquake ruptured the fault for over 240 km (150 mi), with surface displacements of several meters.
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2008 (MMVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2008th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 8th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 9th year of the 2000s decade.
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Magnitude 8.0 earthquake in China
An earthquake occurred in the province of Sichuan, China at 14:28:01 China Standard Time on May 12, 2008. 0 Ms, the earthquake's epicenter was located 80 kilometres (50 mi) west-northwest of Chengdu, the provincial capital, with a focal depth of 19 km (12 mi). The earthquake ruptured the fault for over 240 km (150 mi), with surface displacements of several meters.
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