China News Service, Chengde, June 16 (Reporter Li Qian and Zhang Guiqin) According to China Seismological Network, a magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred in Shuangqiao District, Chengde City, Hebei Province at 17:57 on the 16th.
Liu Li, a citizen of Chengde, said that the earthquake felt more obvious.
Chen Meilan, a local resident, said: "The chair at home shook during the earthquake (the occurrence), and I thought that the next door was being decorated."
According to measurements, the epicenter was located in Shuangqiao District, Chengde City (41.09 degrees north latitude, 117.89 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 11 kilometers.
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