6.0 Magnitude Earthquake in China's Sichuan Province

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Published: September 16,2021 02:05 PM
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Two people were confirmed dead and three injured after a magnitude earthquake hit Luxian county of Luzhou city in chaina’s Sichuan province

September 16, 2021: Atleast two people were confirmed dead and three injured after a magnitude earthquake hit Luxian county of Luzhou city in china’s Sichuan province



According to the china Earthquake networks center, the earthquake occurred at 4:30 AM. The epicenter of the quake was recorded at 29.2 degrees north latitude and 105.34 degrees east longitude. It struck at a depth of 10 km.





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The government of Sichuan province has activated the second –highest emergency response system. Meanwhile, the Luzhou city authorities have launched emergency response for disaster probe and rescue .