A memorial ceremony to mourn the victims is held in front of the collapsed junior high school in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (Aba Prefecture), the epicenter of the earthquake, China on May 12, 2024, 16 years have passed since the Sichuan earthquake. 2008 Sichuan earthquake of Seismic magnitude scales 8.0 occurred on May 12, 2008. Over 87,000 people died.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )