Over 30 killed in 6.8-magnitude quake in Sichuan
By Hou Liqiang and Du Juan |
chinadaily.com.cn/Xinhua |
Updated: 2022-09-05 13:10
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The 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Luding county at 12:52 pm Monday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
The epicenter was monitored at 29.59 degrees north latitude and 102.08 degrees east longitude, at a depth of 16 km, the CENC said.
The epicenter is 39 km away from the county seat of Luding and there are several villages within the 5-km range around the epicenter.
The tremor was felt in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan, which is 226 km away from the epicenter.
