主题：[更新]四川的地震，CNN的恶毒 -- 雷声

In 2002, a study by Chen Xuezhong published in the Chinese seismology journal Recent Developments in World Seismology reported that starting 2003 there is a high probability of M≥7 earthquake in Sichuan Province.[47] "Sichuan is virtually certain to experience an earthquake measuring above 7 in the next few years" he wrote.[48]

On May 3, Ngawa Prefecture's earthquake relief authority received number of phone calls asking to confirm or deny a rumor that an earthquake had been predicted for Barkam County (马尔康县). Barkam County is only about 120 kilometers (about 75 miles) northwest of the epicenter of the May 12 earthquake. On May 9, the official website of Sichuan Provincial Government reported that the provincial seismological bureau has denied making any related predictions.[49]