Strong earthquake strikes China’s southwestern Sichuan province

An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale hit China’s Sichuan province on Monday. So far, no casualties have been reported.

6.8 magnitude earthquake jolted China’s Sichuan province on Monday (Photo: File | Representative)

An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck a mountainous space within the west of China’s Sichuan province after noon on Monday, the China Earthquake Networks Centre mentioned.

The epicentre was positioned on the city of Luding at a depth of 16 kilometers, the centre mentioned, about 180 km (111 miles) southwest of Sichuan’s capital Chengdu.

Netizens from as far-off as Changsha and Xian mentioned they’d felt the quake in Sichuan.

Minutes later, a second quake with a magnitude of 4.2 struck town of Yaan close to Luding, in accordance with the centre.

No casualties have been reported to this point.

In 2013, Yaan was hit by a robust earthquake, killing greater than 100 folks and injuring 1000’s.

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