Magnitude 5.1
Date-Time
Monday, May 12, 2008 at 09:07:00 UTC
Monday, May 12, 2008 at 05:07:00 PM at epicenter
Monday, May 12, 2008 at 06:07:00 PM - Irkutsk, Seoul, Tokyo
Location 31.255°N, 103.788°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
Distances 70 km (45 miles) NNW of Chengdu, Sichuan, China
95 km (60 miles) WSW of Mianyang, Sichuan, China
325 km (200 miles) NW of Chongqing, Chongqing, China
1485 km (930 miles) SW of BEIJING, Beijing, China
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 14.1 km (8.8 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters
NST= 25, Nph= 25, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.29 sec, Gp=104°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2008rya2
Magnitude 5.1
Date-Time
Monday, May 12, 2008 at 10:23:40 UTC
Monday, May 12, 2008 at 06:23:40 PM at epicenter
Monday, May 12, 2008 at 07:07:00 PM - Irkutsk, Seoul, Tokyo
Location 30.992°N, 103.413°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
Distances 78 km (48 miles) WNW (303°) from Chengdu, Sichuan, China
136 km (84 miles) WSW (250°) from Mianyang, Sichuan, China
161 km (100 miles) N (350°) from Leshan, Sichuan, China
1136 km (706 miles) NNW (348°) from HANOI, Vietnam
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 5.9 km (3.7 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters
NST= 65, Nph= 65, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.82 sec, Gp= 58°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=7
Source
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
Event ID us2008ryba
Magnitude 7.8
Date-Time
Monday, May 12, 2008 at 06:28:00 UTC
Monday, May 12, 2008 at 02:28:00 PM at epicenter
Monday, May 12, 2008 at 03:28:00 PM - Irkutsk, Seoul, Tokyo
Location 31.119°N, 103.258°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
Distances 90 km (55 miles) WNW of Chengdu, Sichuan, China
150 km (90 miles) WSW of Mianyang, Sichuan, China
360 km (225 miles) WNW of Chongqing, Chongqing, China
1545 km (950 miles) SW of BEIJING, Beijing, China
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 5.9 km (3.7 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters
NST=216, Nph=216, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.43 sec, Gp= 29°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=9
Source
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2008ryan
Magnitude 6.0
Date-Time
Monday, May 12, 2008 at 06:43:14 UTC
Monday, May 12, 2008 at 02:43:14 PM at epicenter
Monday, May 12, 2008 at 03:43:14 PM - Irkutsk, Seoul, Tokyo
Location 31.247°N, 103.677°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
Distances 75 km (45 miles) NNW of Chengdu, Sichuan, China
105 km (65 miles) WSW of Mianyang, Sichuan, China
335 km (205 miles) NW of Chongqing, Chongqing, China
1500 km (930 miles) SW of BEIJING, Beijing, China
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 11.1 km (6.9 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters
NST= 50, Nph= 50, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.79 sec, Gp= 65°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=7
Source
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2008ryap
Magnitude 5.4
Date-Time
Monday, May 12, 2008 at 07:34:42 UTC
Monday, May 12, 2008 at 03:34:42 PM at epicenter
Monday, May 12, 2008 at 04:34:42 PM - Irkutsk, Seoul, Tokyo
Location 31.278°N, 103.799°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
Distances 70 km (45 miles) NNW of Chengdu, Sichuan, China
95 km (60 miles) WSW of Mianyang, Sichuan, China
325 km (200 miles) NW of Chongqing, Chongqing, China
1485 km (920 miles) SW of BEIJING, Beijing, China
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 13.5 km (8.4 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters
NST= 28, Nph= 28, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.46 sec, Gp= 86°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2008ryat
Magnitude 5.2
Date-Time
Monday, May 12, 2008 at 08:10:59 UTC
Monday, May 12, 2008 at 04:10:59 PM at epicenter
Location 31.225°N, 103.574°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
Distances 84 km (52 miles) NW (324°) from Chengdu, Sichuan, China
114 km (71 miles) W (259°) from Mianyang, Sichuan, China
184 km (115 miles) N (356°) from Leshan, Sichuan, China
1158 km (720 miles) N (349°) from HANOI, Vietnam
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 11 km (6.8 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters
NST= 24, Nph= 24, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.14 sec, Gp= 79°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
Event ID us2008ryaw
Magnitude 4.9
Date-Time
Monday, May 12, 2008 at 08:26:12 UTC
Monday, May 12, 2008 at 04:26:12 PM at epicenter
Location 31.399°N, 103.957°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
Distances 75 km (47 miles) W (268°) from Mianyang, Sichuan, China
88 km (55 miles) N (351°) from Chengdu, Sichuan, China
178 km (111 miles) WNW (303°) from Suining, Sichuan, China
1170 km (727 miles) N (351°) from HANOI, Vietnam
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 14.5 km (9.0 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters
NST= 21, Nph= 21, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.68 sec, Gp= 76°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
Event ID us2008ryay
確かな情報筋によれば、4月28日自治区ゴロ地区ダルラのポンコル テュマPonkor Toema (Ch: Hongke township) under Darlag (Ch: Dari) County in Golog TAP (Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture)において、山に逃走していたチベット人が武装警察の捜査隊により殺害された。
情報によれば、周辺の山々に逃走したチベット人たちは中国の武装警察に完全に囲まれており、発砲も行われているという。
4月14日、ソ地区のヤンネ(Yang Nye township under Sog county, a Tibetan named Chambu Gudrup)において地区当局が<愛国再教育キャンペーン>を行っている最中、チベット人チャンブ グドゥップ氏52歳は用意していたダライラマ法王の写真を前に革ひもを燃やして香となし、カタ(チベットスカーフ)を法王の写真に向かって捧げたという。
明らかなキャンペーンに対する抗議の意味であった。
彼は立ちあがって次のように話したという「1959年以来中国は大量のチベット人を虐殺し、チベットを分断した。チベットの政治と宗教の導師であるダライラマ法王を強制的に批判させることは完全に間違っている」と。
もちろん彼はその場で逮捕された。
On 21 March 2008, the Tibetans in Ponkor Township staged a peaceful protest in Darlag County, Golog "TAP", Qinghai Province, according to reliable information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD).
According to sources, on 21 March 2008, the Tibetan people from Ponkor Toema and Mema Townships in Darlag County staged a peaceful protest by pulling down a Chinese national flag and replacing it with the banned Tibetan national flag.
During the protest, the Tibetans protested against the Chinese authorities who came to the protest scene. The Chinese authorities responded the protest by dispatching five big and small military vehicles to Darlag County on 22 March 2008. While the military vehicles were entering into Darlag County, a group of 350 horsemen charged and blocked the Chinese military vehicles from entering. During the blockage, the Tibetan horsemen protested against the Chinese authorities.
On 23 March 2008, the monks of Ponko Monastery and a local religious lama Gurlu intervened and pacified the escalating tension on both sides. On the same day, around 30 Chinese military vehicles came to Darlag County to quell the peaceful protesters.
On 24 March 2008, around 50 Tibetans from Ponkor Toema and Mema Township were arrested by the Chinese security forces for taking part in peaceful protest. Later on 25 March 2008, 10 Tibetans and 40 other Tibetans were again arrested. In the backdrop of persistent arrest threats and intimidation by the Chinese security forces, around 400 Tibetans from Ponkor Toema and 100 Tibetans from Ponkor Mema Townships fled and sought hide outs on nearby mountain tops on 26 March 2008. In response, around 860 Chinese security forces have surrounded the mountain from various sides. Days later the Chinese security forces were luring the hiding Tibetans to surrender by promising leniency in punishment. Ironically on 27 March 2008, two Tibetans voluntarily surrendered themselves to the Chinese security forces but were severely beaten and tortured.
Sources told TCHRD that in the following weeks, hundreds of Tibetan protesters were arrested by the Chinese security forces. Many of the them, who were later released from the detention were charged with a hefty fine of 20,000 Chinese yuan as a punishment (US $ 2,500).
On 28 April 2008, events took a dramatic turn when the armed Chinese security forces surrounded a nomadic hamlet in Ponkor Toema Township. At the breaking of a dawn, the armed security forces fired live ammunition on the nomads. Moments later, 22-year-old nomad Choetop was killed during the gun fire. The Chinese security forces took the dead body with them and till date the dead body was not returned to Choetop's family for funeral rites. The situation in Ponkor Toema Township was said to be tense and more and more Chinese security forces were beefing up in Ponkor Township.
TCHRD expresses its grave concern over the condition of Tibetan people in Ponkor Township. The Centre calls upon the Chinese authorities to restrain from stepping up restrictive measures and violent crackdown on the peaceful Tibetan protesters.
Protestors hold a French national flag during a demonstration against Carrefour supermarkets and French goods on a street in Wuhan, Hubei province April 19, 2008. Chinese official media have sought to temper nationalist calls to boycott foreign businesses accused of backing Tibetan independence, urging angry citizens to focus on economic development.