China News Service, Chengdu, October 18 (Reporter Yue Yitong) China Earthquake Networks officially determined that a magnitude 4.3 earthquake occurred in Qianwei County, Leshan City, Sichuan at 8:37 on October 18, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers and an epicenter at 29.26 degrees north latitude. , 103.96 degrees east longitude.
At 8:41, a magnitude 3.1 earthquake occurred again in the county.
"Sitting in the office, the shock is obvious, things are shaking, and you can clearly see the ceiling shaking." Lin Tianqing, a Leshan citizen, told reporters, "I was still a little frightened and almost hid under the desk."
The press office of Qianwei County People’s Government issued a message stating that after the earthquake, all units and towns (villages) of the county organized personnel to evacuate to a safe area as soon as possible, and stopped relevant production activities. The county earthquake relief headquarters immediately initiated general earthquake emergency response. Plan.
According to reports, after preliminary investigations, Qianwei County has no casualties, no houses collapsed, no geological disasters caused by earthquakes, roads, bridges, electricity, gas and other infrastructure are normal, and social life is stable.
At present, Qianwei County Earthquake Relief Headquarters is carrying out disaster reduction and prevention work in an orderly manner to strictly prevent secondary disasters.
According to the China Earthquake Network Express Catalogue, a total of 281 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or above occurred within 200 kilometers of the epicenter of the two earthquakes in the past 5 years. The largest earthquakes were the magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred in Lu County, Luzhou City, Sichuan Province on September 16, 2021. And the 6.0-magnitude earthquake that occurred in Changning County, Yibin City, Sichuan Province on June 17, 2019.
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