China Earthquake Networks officially determined that at 17:00 on June 01, an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 occurred in Lushan County, Ya'an City, Sichuan (30.37 degrees north latitude, 102.94 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 17 kilometers.
As of 19:40, some townships in Lushan County and Baoxing County were affected by the earthquake. Ya'an City received reports of 4 deaths and 14 injuries (all in Baoxing County). The injured have been transferred to city and county hospitals for treatment.
The earthquake caused poor communication in parts of Lushan County and Baoxing County. After emergency repairs, all the trunk optical cables in Lushan County and Baoxing County have been restored, and other interrupted optical cable lines are in the process of rushing through.
The Ya'an Earthquake Relief Headquarters has mobilized more than 4,500 emergency rescue, armed police, fire, medical, public security, militia and other rescue forces to go to the earthquake-stricken areas to carry out personnel search and rescue, treatment of the wounded, road rescue, and mass transfer and resettlement.
(Headquarters reporter Oriole)