China News Service, Chengdu, September 7 (Reporter Liu Zhongjun) At 2:42 a.m. on September 7, a magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurred in the earthquake zone of Luding, Sichuan, with a magnitude of 6.8, and no casualties were reported.
The 4.5-magnitude earthquake occurred in Shimian County, Ya'an City, Sichuan Province, with a focal depth of 11 kilometers and an epicenter at 29.42 degrees north latitude and 102.16 degrees east longitude.
Temporary power supply was installed by the electric rescue personnel of the 4th resettlement site in Dashanshu Village, Moxi Town, Luding County.
Photo by Wang Hongfei
It is understood that the villages within 5 kilometers of the earthquake include Fangjiashan, Dayi Village, Caoke Village, Tuanjie Village, Nongjia Village, Xinhua Village, Youai Village, Aiguo Village, Guanghua Village, and Wuwoping Village. There are Grass Branch Tibetan Township and Xinmin Tibetan and Yi Township.
The epicenter was 29 kilometers away from Shimian County, 48 kilometers away from Hanyuan County, 55 kilometers away from Luding County, 67 kilometers away from Kangding City, 78 kilometers away from Yingjing County, 73 kilometers away from Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and 230 kilometers away from Chengdu.
The average altitude within 5 kilometers of the epicenter was about 1707 meters.
Electric rescue personnel at the centralized resettlement site in Wanggangping Wajiao Village, Shimian County are turning on emergency lighting.
Photo by Zheng Xu
China Earthquake Networks quick report catalogue shows that there have been 98 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or above within 200 kilometers of the epicenter in the past five years. 20 km from the secondary epicenter).
100 tents in the temporary mass resettlement site were electrified.
Photo by Li Long
After the Luding M6.8 earthquake, as of 8:00 on September 7, a total of 13 aftershocks of M3.0 and above were recorded, including 0 earthquakes of M6.0-6.9, 0 earthquakes of M5.0-5.9, and 0 earthquakes of M3.0-5.9. There were 2 earthquakes of magnitude 4.9 and 11 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0-3.9.
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