The rescue operation for the "5·12" Wenchuan earthquake in 2008 At 14:28:04 on May 12, 2008, an earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale hit Wenchuan, Sichuan. The earthquake claimed 69,227 lives, injured 374,643 people, and left 17,923 people missing. Upon l... Earthquake 四川 May 12, 2008 0 331 China emergency rescue