Strong earthquake strikes China's southwestern Sichuan province

Strong earthquake strikes China
# 05 September 2022 09:52 (UTC +04:00)

An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck a mountainous area in the west of China's Sichuan province after midday on Monday, the China Earthquake Networks Centre said, APA reports citing Reuters.

The epicentre was located at the town of Luding at a depth of 16 kilometers, the centre said, about 180 km (111 miles) southwest of Sichuan's capital Chengdu.

Netizens from as far away as Changsha and Xian said they had felt the quake in Sichuan.

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