A 6.1-magnitude earthquake shook southwestern China’s Sichuan province on Wednesday, the China Center for Seismic Networks (CENC) said, whose population is not yet known.
One person was killed and six were injured in a 6.1-magnitude earthquake and aftershock that shook China’s southwestern province of Sichuan on Wednesday, according to state television.
The quakes hit rural areas in a row in the prefectural city of Ya’an around 5 pm (5 am EDT), the CENC said.
The first quake was felt in several cities in the province, including the regional capital Chengdu, located about 100 kilometers to the east, according to comments by Internet users posted on the social network Weibo.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) rated the magnitude of the quake at 5.9, with an epicenter depth of 10 km.
Sichuan, very mountainous and known around the world for its panda reserves, is usually hit several times a month by earthquakes of varying intensity.
In September, three people died in this province in a shallow earthquake and at least 10,000 people were left homeless.
In May 2008, a very strong earthquake, at magnitude 7.9, left 87,000 dead or missing, still in Sichuan.
Source: Radio-Canada
