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BEIJING (Xinhua): At least 12,000 people are dead and thousands more injured after a massive earthquake rocked southwest China on Monday afternoon.

The quake, measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, was the worst to strike China since the Tangshan earthquake in 1976, which claimed 242,000 lives.

The violent quake jolted Wenchuan County, 159 kilometers northwest of the provincial capital Chengdu, at 2:28 p.m. Monday.

A spokesman with China Seismological Bureau (CSB) said the intense quake was felt in at least 16 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, including Beijing, Shanghai and Tibet.

The shocks, which were even felt in the Thai capital of Bangkok, 1,800 kilometers from the epicenter, leveled buildings, cut transport and electricity supplies, and caused flights to and from the affected areas to be canceled or postponed.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, who arrived near the quake center Monday afternoon by plane, said the quake was a “major disaster” and called for calm and courage.