At least one person was killed and six were injured in the 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck southwest China’s Sichuan province.
The China Seismic Network Center (CENC) said the quake in Lushan Province was followed three minutes later by another 4.5-magnitude earthquake in neighboring Baoxing Province.
Affected areas are mountainous rural areas 100 km west of the provincial capital, Chengdu.
According to CENC, the depth of the tremors was between 17 and 18 kilometers.
The latest report shows “one dead, one seriously injured and five lightly injured,” public broadcaster CCTV reported.
Hundreds of doctors, firefighters, soldiers, rescue workers and police mobilized to search and rescue, care for the injured, clear roads and transport residents to safety.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) calculated the magnitude of the earthquake at 5.9 degrees, with the epicenter at a depth of 10 km.
In May 2008, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake in Sichuan left 87,000 people dead or missing.
source: Noticias
