The 2008 Sichuan earthquake or the Great Sichuan Earthquake was a deadly earthquake that measured at 8.0 Ms[2][11][12] and 7.9 Mw,[13][14] and occurred at 02:28:01 PM China Standard Time at epicenter (06:28:01 UTC)[15] on Monday, May 12, 2008 in Sichuan province of China, killing an estimated 68,000 people.[16]