5.12在四川发生了一场8级地震 英语怎么说

There was an 8 magnitude earthquake in Sichuan province on May 12.

An earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hit Sichuan Province May 12

how did 5.12 have a 8 magnitude of earthquake English in four Sichuan to say

An earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hit Sichuan Province May on 12

An earthquake registering/measuring 8.0 magnitude devastated/hit/struck/jolted Sichuan on May 12.

稍微留意下英文中的新闻报道，有很多类似表达。破折号表示前后均可。

A major earthquake measuring 8.0 Richter Scale jolted Wenchuan County of Southwest China's Sichuan Province at 14:28 on Monday.

新华社报道的。