The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.0 Ms and 7.9 Mw. The epicenter was in Wenchuan County, Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, 80 km west/northwest of the provincial capital of Chengdu, with its main tremor occurring at 14:28:01.42 China Standard Time (06:28:01.42 UTC), on May 12, 2008 lasting for around 2 minutes, in the quake almost 80% of buildings were destroyed. COUNT 6
QSN1 Where was the epicenter? ANS1 Wenchuan County, Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture QSN2 How long did the earthquake last? ANS2 2 minutes QSN3 What percentage of buildings were destroyed? ANS3 80% QSN4 What was the magnitude of the earthquake? ANS4 8.0 Ms and 7.9 Mw QSN5 How long did the main tremor last? ANS5 2 minutes QSN6 What percentage of buildings were destroyed during the quake? ANS6 almost 80%