China News Service, Beijing, January 26 (Reporter Guo Chaokai and Chen Su) At 3:49 on January 26, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province (29.63 degrees north latitude, 102.01 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 11 kilometers.
As of 10 a.m. on the 26th, no reports of casualties, house collapses, or property damage have been received yet.
After the earthquake, the Ministry of Emergency Management of China dispatched as soon as possible to guide the emergency rescue and disaster inspection and inspection work.
The Sichuan Fire Rescue Corps dispatched 184 people, 34 vehicles, 3 dogs, and 5 boats from the Ya'an and Ganzi detachments to the scene to carry out disaster investigation and personnel search and rescue work, and dispatched rescue teams of 880 people, 217 vehicles, and 26 dogs from Chengdu, Leshan, Meishan, Zigong, etc. On standby; the Sichuan Forest Fire Corps dispatched 100 people, 22 vehicles, and 3 dogs from the Ganzi Detachment to the scene for search and rescue investigations. 616 people from the Panzhihua, Aba, Liangshan Detachments, and the Special Service Brigade assembled on standby.
The Emergency Management Department of Sichuan Province dispatched a working group to the epicenter, and Ganzi Prefecture has launched an emergency response to the magnitude 4 earthquake.
At present, the traffic, communication, and electricity in the epicenter and surrounding villages and towns are normal. As of 10 am on the 26th, no reports of casualties, house collapses, or property losses have been received yet.
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