A magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan, China has been killed by 21 people and more than 30 people have been injured so far.
China CCTV News Client reported the above news at 7.05 pm on Monday (September 5).
According to CCTV reports, Chinese President Xi Jinping made instructions after the earthquake that he asked for rescue life as the primary task, fully rescue the affected people, and minimized casualties.
After formally determined by the China Earthquake Network, at 12:52 pm on Monday, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Luding County, and the depth of the earthquake was 16 kilometers.
Subsequently, the Press Office of the Ganzi Prefecture People's Government held a press conference and reported that the earthquake has caused 7 people in Luding County to be killed.The damage of roads, communications, and houses is being checked.
The Sichuan Provincial Earthquake Administration reported that the comprehensive analysis of the earthquake experts believes that the Luding 6.8 earthquake is located near the southern section of the southern section of the Xianshui River.Regional structure, historical earthquake activity, earthquake sequence type and other information, the possibility of larger earthquakes in the original earthquake area in the near future, and the aftershocks of the aftershocks will continue for a period of time.
