Earthquake?

Joanna would like to assure everyone that she is alive and well in Shanghai. She did not even feel the earthquake although she's told buildings were evacuated in downtown Shanghai and Beijing.

Like the rest of the world, she's following the news via Internet & CNN and praying for the victims.

Powerful quake rattles southwest China

1 hour ago (from AFP)

BEIJING (AFP) — A powerful quake measuring 7.8 struck Monday close to densely populated areas of southwestern China, toppling buildings and rattling cities across a large swathe of the country and southeast Asia.

Xinhua reported at least four children were killed when the quake toppled two primary schools in the city of Chongqing near the epicentre, with another 100 injured.

The state-run agency reported that buildings had collapsed in neighbouring Yunnan province, and President Hu Jintao urged an "all-out" effort to rescue victims.

The quake struck 93 kilometres (58 miles) from Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province and a major population centre with more than 12 million people, and about 260 kilometres from Chongqing and its 30 million.