- Authorities report roads closed and 10,000 buildings damaged after magnitude 6.0 quake on Monday night
- More than 100,000 people affected
According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake was centred at a fairly shallow depth of 10km (6 miles). Shallow earthquakes tend to cause more damage to buildings and infrastructure.
An aftershock measuring magnitude 5.2 later hit the same area, the USGS said.
More than 300 firefighters were sent to the scene overnight, as well as rescue personnel with 5,000 tents, 10,000 folding cots and other emergency supplies, according to state news agency Xinhua.
In 2008, China’s worst earthquake in recent years struck the mountainous western portion of Sichuan province, leaving 87,000 dead, 370,000 injured and 5 million people homeless. That earthquake was about 400km (249 miles) from Monday’s earthquake.
A 1976 earthquake centred in the northeastern city of Tangshan killed at least 250,000 people.
Source: SCMP
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