MIANYANG, China - A strong aftershock struck China's quake-battered Sichuan province Thursday, as rising water levels in a lake caused by landslides in the massive May 12 temblor forced evacuations from downstream areas.

There were no immediate reports of new damage or injuries caused by the 5.3 magnitude aftershock. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that it struck at 12:41 p.m. (12:41 a.m. EDT) just south of the town of Qingchuan at the relatively shallow depth of 6 miles.

I did a quick search to find the origin of the term "quake lake" in its current usage, and made a surprising discovery... quake lake seems to have spread like a disease from one brilliant mind at Xinhua, quickly attaching itself to respectable journalists across the globe. I even put together a little chart to track the term's progression.

"How many of you died? It was just a few," Gao said. "China has so many people, anyway." 21 year old woman is arrested for a Youtube video she made after being separated from her beloved online gaming in China's 3-day mourning period.

This blog post discusses the impact of the Sichuan earthquake on the region's energy infrastructure, including oil, gas, coal, hydro and nuclear facilities.

A 3-year-old girl in Beichuan, one of the counties that suffered the most from Monday's earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province, has magically survived under the dead bodies of her parents. Song Xinyi's legs were seriously injured under the weight of her parents and many layers of rubble, but she could still talk when rescuers pulled her out after more than 40 hours. She explained the 3 Chinese characters that made up her name, and told everybody she loved painting and watching TV. Despite a coin-sized wound on her forehead, she still looked pretty.