Death toll: 21,500 confirmed. Recent activity: Powerful aftershocks at 11:34 PM local time (11:34 Am EST) magnitude 5.1; 1:25 PM EST, magnitude 5.5, both of which triggered more landslides and building collapses. Update on the reach of orginial earthquake at 7.9 on May 12: It was felt in Taiwan,...

May 15, 2008 10:30 AM EST Confirmed death toll: 19,509 Projected death toll: 50,000 Est. people still buried: ~ 30,000 Also affected: Taiwan Amount of people estimated to be affected (loss of loved ones, homeless, damage to homes, workplaces, loss of power, injuries, lack of access to water and...

Magnitude: Now 7.9, according to the USGS Epicentre: 31.021°N, 103.367°E Death Toll: over 12,000 Still missing: over 18,600 Aftershocks: magnitude 4 to magnitude 6 The USGS now states that the quake resulted from "The earthquake reflects tectonic stresses resulting from the convergence of crustal...