7.5 Earthquake in Sichuan

Roughly one hour ago, there was a 7.5 earthquake in eastern Sichuan, 55 miles or so from the provincial capital of Chengdu. Brief reports out of china daily, reuters and CNN, saying that it was felt as far south as Thailand, and as far northeast as Beijing, but still no word on the extent of the damage.

Chengdu is a city of 11 million people, and the rural parts of Sichuan are pretty densely populated as well, so the damage could end up to be considerable, depending on how the shaking played out.

If anyone has any information, please post it here as an open thread.