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Earthquakes in China happen most frequently ... May 2008: A magnitude 7.9 earthquake leaves nearly 90,000 people dead or missing and presumed dead in Sichuan province. — April 2010: A magnitude ...

Chinese authorities have yet to announce how many people are still missing ... Tuesday's quake was the worst in China since a 6.2 magnitude earthquake in 2023 that killed at least 149 people ...

Mainland China sent 11,000 rescuers to the quake zone within hours of the first tremors, which were followed by more than 1,200 aftershocks. Around 46,500 people affected by the earthquake have ...