China Earthquake Networks officially determined that a magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred in Gongxian County, Yibin City, Sichuan (28.09 degrees north latitude, 104.92 degrees east longitude) at 21:30 on September 3, with a focal depth of 15 kilometers.

  The earthquake caused a strong sense of earthquake, especially in Yibin, Luzhou, Zhaotong, Bijie and Leshan.

According to the earthquake information broadcasting robot, the epicenter is 30 kilometers from Weixin County, Yunnan, 39 kilometers from Xingwen County, 44 kilometers from Gong County, 79 kilometers from Yibin City, 229 kilometers from Chongqing City, and 288 kilometers from Chengdu City.

According to the earthquake information broadcasting robot, the epicenter was located in Caoying Town, with an average elevation of about 641 meters within 5 kilometers of the epicenter.

  Some citizens received an early warning 30 seconds in advance, and the chandelier in their home shook slightly.

(Produced by Le Xiaomin)

Editor in charge: [Zhang Aolin]