The 2008 Sichuan earthquake (Chinese: 四川大地震; pinyin: Sìchuān Dà dìzhèn), or "Great Sichuan Earthquake", which measured at 8.0 Ms and 8.3 Mw according to China Earthquake Administration (CEA), and 7.9 Mw according to USGS, occurred at 14:28:01.42 CST (06:28:01.42 UTC) on 12 May 2008 in Sichuan province of China.