As of Monday noon, 182 aftershocks measuring above 4 on the Richter scale had been monitored in southwest China's Sichuan Province, according to the China Seismological Bureau.

Among them, 28 aftershocks measured above magnitude 5, and five above magnitude 6, said the bureau.

The latest strong earthquake was a magnitude 6.4 aftershock on Sunday afternoon, which struck Qingchuan county in north Sichuan Province.

The quake has up to date left eight people dead and more than 900 injured.

A devastating earthquake measuring 8 on the Richter scale rocked Wenchuan county of Sichuan on May 12, leading to 65,080 deaths nationwide as of Monday noon.

(Xinhua News Agency May 26, 2008)