China News Agency, Chengdu, January 26 (Reporter Wang Peng and Liu Zhongjun) At 3:49 on January 26, an earthquake of magnitude 5.6 occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province.

According to comprehensive analysis by Sichuan earthquake experts, the earthquake was an aftershock of the "9.5" Luding earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8.

No casualties or house collapses have been found so far.

　　The China Seismic Network determined that the epicenter of the earthquake was located near Moxi Town, Luding County (29.63 degrees north latitude, 102.01 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 11 kilometers.

The quake was clearly felt in downtown Chengdu, and it was felt in Ganzi, Aba, Liangshan, Ya'an, Leshan, Meishan and other places.

The picture shows Luding fire rescue forces investigating in the quake area.

Photo by He Wansang

　　"There is no problem in the village, the houses have not collapsed, and there are no casualties." On the morning of the 26th, Dong Zubin, deputy director of the village committee of Mogangling Village, Moxi Town, Luding County, told reporters on the phone that the earthquake "shaked violently". After an overnight investigation, all the villagers were safe and no new houses collapsed.

　　"There have been seven or eight earthquakes since the early morning, and I haven't fallen asleep." At 9 o'clock, Luo Jianqiong, a villager in Ziyachang Village, Detuo Town, Luding County, said that after the earthquake, the temporary board house resettlement site in Detuo Town (" In the 9.5" Luding 6.8-magnitude earthquake), many villagers were awakened and walked out of the house to check the situation.

There are also many people who have been staying indoors. "The light materials used in the prefabricated houses at the resettlement site are very safe, and everyone is very relieved."

　　According to the monitoring of China Seismic Network, there were many aftershocks of this earthquake.

As of 7:30 on the 26th, a total of 7 aftershocks of magnitude 3.0 and above were recorded, including 3 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0 to 4.9, and the largest aftershock of magnitude 4.5.

　　After the earthquake, the Sichuan Seismological Bureau organized experts to conduct emergency consultations with the China Earthquake Network Center.

According to the comprehensive analysis of earthquake experts, the epicenter of the earthquake was located near the Moxi fault in the southeastern section of the Xianshuihe fault zone. It was an aftershock of the "9.5" Luding earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8.

Some sections of the road leading to Detuo Town and Hailuogou Scenic Spot have fallen rocks or collapsed.

Photo courtesy of Ganzi Detachment of Sichuan Forest Fire Protection

　　According to the person in charge of the Road Restoration and Reconstruction Project Department of Hailuogou Scenic Area of ​​Sichuan Road, Bridge and Communication Construction Group of Sichuan Road Group, as of 10:00 on the 26th, according to incomplete statistics, the earthquake caused the road from Qinggangping Bridge to Caiyang Village in Hailuogou Scenic Area, There are many rockfalls and landslides in the Fengziyan section of the Gonghe No. 1 Tunnel and the exit section of the Gonghe No. 2 Tunnel, and emergency rescue is currently underway.

　　According to the news from the Sichuan Forest Fire Brigade, after the earthquake, the Ganzi detachment of the corps quickly assembled its forces and rushed to the quake zone.

When passing through Luding to Detuo Town Expressway at the head of the Niubeishan Bridge, the road ahead collapsed in a small area, allowing small cars to pass.

At the Kuiwu Bridge in Dewei Town, Provincial Highway 217, the road was interrupted due to a mountain collapse.

　　According to the Sichuan Provincial Department of Emergency Management, after preliminary investigation, Detuo Township, Dewei Township, Lengqi Township, Xinglong Township in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, and Xinmin Township, Caoke Township, and Wanggangping Township in Shimian County, Ya'an City were affected by the earthquake. No casualties or house collapses have been found yet.

Relevant investigations are still in progress.

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