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Magnitude of Sichuan earthquake revised to 8.0

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May 17, Kongxi Village middle school in the aftermath of the quake.

This man went back to his ruined house to retrieve a jar of pickles.

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An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Sichuan Province at 2:28 PM on May 12.

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