China News Service, Chengdu, September 5th (Yang Yudi) At 12:52 on September 5th, an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 occurred in Moxi Town, Luding County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan (29.59 degrees north latitude, 102.08 degrees east longitude).
On the same day, the Natural Resources Department of Sichuan Province announced that according to the magnitude of the "9.5" magnitude 6.8 earthquake and the intensity of the impact field in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, combined with the weather forecast of the Sichuan Meteorological Observatory, it is expected that in the next 72 hours, Kangding City, Ganzi Prefecture, Luding County, Jiulong County, Yajiang County, Ya'an City Tianquan County, Yingjing County, Hanyuan County, Shimian County, Liangshan Prefecture Mianning County, Ganluo County and other 3 cities (prefectures) 10 counties (cities) risk of geological disasters is relatively high. High (yellow alert).
The above-mentioned areas are requested to pay close attention to the earthquake and rain conditions; strengthen the investigation of hidden dangers, monitoring and early warning, and active prevention and avoidance of the inhabited areas in the epicenter and adjacent areas by mountains and cliffs; strengthen joint discussions with meteorological and emergency departments, and implement disaster prevention measures. , to ensure the safety of people's lives; make preparations for emergency response to sudden geological disasters.
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