On the evening of June 1, the Sichuan Earthquake Administration held a press conference to inform:
At 17:00 on June 01, 2022, 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.
The earthquake was felt strongly in Ya'an, especially in Chengdu, Yibin and Leshan.
After the earthquake, the Sichuan Earthquake Administration immediately launched a secondary response. According to comprehensive analysis and research by experts, the Lushan M6.1 earthquake was an aftershock of the 2013 "4.20" M7.0 earthquake. - Dachuan fault zone.
As of 19:00 on June 1, 2022, a total of 1 aftershocks of magnitude M3.0 and above were recorded in the earthquake area, including 0 earthquakes of magnitude 6.0-6.9, 0 earthquakes of magnitude 5.0-5.9, and earthquakes of magnitude 4.0-4.9 1 earthquake, 0 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0-3.9, and the largest earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred at 17:03.