China earthquake magnitude revised to 8.0 Philippine Daily InquirerFirst Posted 04:07:00 05/19/2008BEIJING—The China Seismological Bureau on Sunday revised upward the magnitude of the May 12 earthquake, which was felt as far away as Bangkok, to 8.0 from 7.8 on the Richter scale, according to Xinhua news agency.The US Geological Survey has put the magnitude of the tremor at 7.9, as has the Japan Meteorological Agency.The magnitude was revised upward after Chinese specialists carried out detailed