China News Service, Chengdu, September 3 (He Shaoqing Wu Pinghua) According to the official measurement of China Earthquake Networks, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred in Gongxian County, Yibin City, Sichuan Province at 21:30 on September 3, with a focal depth of 15 kilometers and an epicenter at 28.09 degrees north latitude, 104.92 degrees east longitude.
As of press time, no reports of casualties and property losses have been received locally.
The Gongxian Squadron of the 5th Brigade of Yibin Detachment of the Armed Police is ready to go to rescue as soon as it receives the disaster information.
Photo by Gongxian Squadron, 5th Brigade, Yibin Detachment of the Armed Police
The epicenter of the earthquake was 30 kilometers from Weixin County, Yunnan, 39 kilometers from Xingwen County, Sichuan, 79 kilometers from Yibin City, and 229 kilometers from Chongqing City.
The earthquake was felt in many places such as Chongqing, Leshan and Luzhou.
"The bedroom just shook suddenly, thinking it was an illusion between my roommate and me." Chongqing netizen "Ten Years of the World" said.
The Gongxian Squadron of the 5th Brigade of Yibin Detachment of the Armed Police is ready to go to rescue as soon as it receives the disaster information.
Photo by Gongxian Squadron, 5th Brigade, Yibin Detachment of the Armed Police
As of 22:20, no reports of casualties and property damage have been received locally.
Lai Congling, political instructor of Gongxian Squadron of the 5th Battalion of the Armed Police Force on Duty, said in an interview with a reporter from China News Agency that they contacted the local emergency department as soon as possible after the earthquake. Although they have not received casualties, they have made relevant preparations. , After receiving the disaster information, he will go to the place where the incident occurred as soon as possible.
According to the China Earthquake Network Express Catalogue, a total of 263 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or higher occurred within 200 kilometers of the epicenter of the earthquake in the past five years.
The largest earthquake was the 6.0 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Changning County, Yibin City, Sichuan on June 17, 2019, 28 kilometers away from the epicenter.
It is understood that Gongxian County belongs to Yibin City, Sichuan Province. It is connected to Daxue Mountain in the south and faces Weixin County in Yunnan Province across the mountain. It is an important energy, building materials, and chemical industry base in Sichuan Province.
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