China News Agency, Chengdu, April 7 (Liu Zhongjun and Shan Peng) An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 occurred at 5:54 on the 7th in Xingwen County, Yibin City, Sichuan Province.
The Yibin Emergency Management Bureau revealed that the earthquake did not cause any casualties.
The China Earthquake Networks officially determined that the focal depth of the 4.1-magnitude earthquake was 8 kilometers, and the epicenter was located at 28.12 degrees north latitude and 105.15 degrees east longitude.
The epicenter was 22 kilometers away from Xingwen County, 29 kilometers away from Xuyong County, 32 kilometers away from Weixin County, Yunnan Province, 86 kilometers away from Yibin City, and 211 kilometers away from Chongqing City.
The average altitude within 5 kilometers of the epicenter was about 624 meters.
On April 6, aerial photography was taken of the temporary resettlement site for the affected people in Qunyu Village, Xianfeng Miao Township, Xingwen County.
(UAV photo) Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Zhongjun
It is understood that a magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred in Xingwen County on the 6th.
As of 9:00 on the 7th, the 5.1-magnitude earthquake had caused a total of 2,896 people in 3 townships in Xingwen County and Changning County to be affected, 1,045 people were transferred for emergency escape and 98 people were transferred and resettled (all were centralized resettlement); ordinary houses were damaged. 622 households with 694 houses, 25 houses with 28 houses seriously damaged; direct economic loss of 9.2 million yuan.
After the earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 occurred in Xingwen County at 7:50 on the 6th, a reporter from China News Agency rushed to the epicenter. Along the way, they saw the collapse of the mountain caused by the earthquake, blocking individual traffic roads. Some houses in the epicenter had shingles falling off, walls cracking, etc. .
When a magnitude 4.1 earthquake occurred in Xingwen County on the morning of the 7th, the reporter was in Xingwen County and could feel the tremor, but it was not strong.
On April 6, a mountain in Dayuan Community, Xianfeng Miao Township, Xingwen County collapsed during the earthquake.
(UAV photo) Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Zhongjun
In addition, the 4.1-magnitude earthquake that occurred on the 7th also caused different degrees of tremors along the Chengdu-Guizhou Railway and some stations.
In order to ensure the safety of passenger transportation, the railway department has launched an emergency plan, blocked relevant sections of the line, comprehensively inspected the driving equipment, and checked for potential safety hazards. Some trains were delayed to varying degrees.
According to the China Earthquake Network's quick report catalogue, there have been 275 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or above within 200 kilometers around the epicenter of the 4.1-magnitude earthquake in the past 5 years. magnitude earthquake (122 kilometers away from the epicenter) and a magnitude 6.0 earthquake in Changning County, Yibin, Sichuan on June 17, 2019 (35 kilometers away from the epicenter).
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