DDHK.ORG - Sichuan Province, China, was hit by an earthquake on Monday (5/9/2022) at 12.55:40 local time. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) recorded the quake at a depth of 6,8 kilometers. The 2017 magnitude quake is said to be the largest earthquake in the region since XNUMX.
The China Earthquake Network Center reported that the epicenter was in the city of Luding, about 226 km southwest of Chengdu. The quake was felt as far as Yunnan, Shaanxi, and Guizhou Provinces, hundreds of kilometers from the epicenter.
As a result of the disaster, at least seven people died. In addition, many roads and houses were destroyed.
Previously, in August 2017, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6,5 also hit Sichuan Province. At that time, the death toll reached 19 people and 263 were injured. The earthquake occurred at around 09.20 local time. This shock was not far from the location of the earthquake that hit in 2008. The great earthquake that hit Sichuan in May 2008 had a magnitude of 8,0. As a result of this disaster, 70 people died and caused significant damage. [Source: CNN Indonesia] [DDHKNews]
