China earthquake hits Sichuan! Magnitude 6.1 earthquake shaking houses in China |
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A shallow magnitude 6.1 earthquake was reported in the afternoon near Lushan county of Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences, the quake hit on Wednesday, June 1st, 2022, at 5:00 pm local time at a shallow depth of 17 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. #四川地震 #sichuan #quake |