China News Service, Chengdu, January 26th (Reporter Liu Zhongjun) The reporter learned from the Sichuan Provincial Emergency Management Department, the Provincial Earthquake Bureau, and the Sichuan Provincial Forest Fire Brigade and Sichuan Provincial Fire Rescue Brigade at 5:00 a.m. on the 26th. The 5.6-magnitude earthquake was an aftershock of the "9.5" Luding Earthquake. Some roads in the earthquake-affected area had small-scale collapses or rockfalls. No casualties or house collapses were found after preliminary investigation.

　　China Earthquake Network determined that at 3:49 on January 26, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred near Moxi Town, Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province (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 Emergency Management Department of Sichuan Province dispatched Ganzi Prefecture and Ya'an and other places through video.

Photo courtesy of Sichuan Emergency

　　When the earthquake happened, a reporter from Chinanews.com who was sleeping was awakened by the warning sound of his mobile phone. He got up and looked at his mobile phone: "The epicenter is Luding, Sichuan. There was also a slight sound of "clang, clang".

The reporter urgently contacted the construction unit who was rushing to repair the road in Hailuogou Scenic Area. The mobile phone signal of the other party was very poor. They said that the earthquake felt strong and there were no casualties.

Sichuan forest fire rescue forces quickly assembled and rushed to the earthquake zone.

Photo courtesy of Ganzi Detachment of Sichuan Forest Fire Protection

　　At this time, many netizens also woke up from the shock and sent messages in Moments.

"I was woken up by shaking directly, and the shock was a bit strong, I hope it's okay." Netizen "Simple is blessing 2020" said.

　　After the earthquake, the Emergency Management Department of Sichuan Province quickly dispatched the emergency bureaus of Ganzi Prefecture, Luding County, Ya'an City, and Shimian County, as well as the Fire Rescue and Forest Fire Corps to guide the disaster relief work, and dispatched a working group led by the department's leaders to the epicenter.

At the same time, the China Earthquake Administration also quickly made deployments. The Sichuan Provincial Earthquake Administration sent a working group to the earthquake area to carry out on-site work;

Luding fire rescue forces are investigating the damage to houses in the earthquake zone.

Photo by He Wansang

　　According to a comprehensive analysis by Sichuan 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 Luding magnitude 6.8 earthquake on September 5, 2022, and the distance between the two epicenters was 8 kilometers.

Luding fire rescue forces are investigating in the earthquake area.

Photo by He Wansang

　　According to the news from the Sichuan Forest Fire Brigade and the Provincial Fire Rescue Brigade, after the earthquake, the brigade quickly gathered forces to rush to the quake zone.

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

At the Kuiwu Bridge in Dewei Town, Provincial Highway 217, the road was interrupted due to the collapse of the mountain, but the old Provincial Highway 217 can be detoured.

At present, rescuers are carrying out house damage investigation and other work in the earthquake area. The first batch of earthquake rescue forces from the Chengdu Fire Rescue Detachment have also arrived in Ya'an City and are gathering for orders.

The State Grid Sichuan Electric Power Company stated that it has not received any reports of damage to power grid equipment, and has launched a level III emergency response to earthquake disasters, mobilizing 236 people and 37 vehicles to carry out post-earthquake special inspections.

Experts from the Earthquake Administration had an emergency meeting via video connection.

Photo courtesy of Sichuan Earthquake Administration

　　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.

The traffic on the expressway network is not affected, the traffic at the toll stations is normal, and the special channel for emergency rescue at the toll stations has been opened.

Relevant earthquake investigation and other work are still in progress.

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