The quake was the largest the region has seen for over a generation. It was so strong, even countries like Thailand, Vietnam and Hong Kong felt the shake.
Many people are now calling the Chinese Earthquake Test Centers “useless”, as they were unable to even detect the earthquake before it happened. When they finally announced the earthquake had occured, it was 12 minutes after the disaster, and 2 minutes after the US had announced a large earthquake in China. (Source: WeirdAsiaNews)
Many people are now calling the Chinese Earthquake Test Centers “useless”, as they were unable to even detect the earthquake before it happened. And why is that so? Chinese Earthquake Test Centers uses these:
(Chinese Siesmograph from Eastern Han Dynasty. Credit: Wikipedia)
Ball got stuck in dragon mouth. Well, on a side note, earthquake predictions are tough work.
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