A 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled southwest China late Tuesday, the U. S. Geological Survey said, with early reports of collapsed houses and evacuations. The quake occurred around 9.20 p.m. in a remote region of Sichuan province not far from the site…
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled southwest China late Tuesday, the U. S. Geological Survey said, with early reports of collapsed houses and evacuations.
The quake occurred around 9.20 p.m. in a remote region of Sichuan province not far from the site of a massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake in 2008 that left 87,000 people dead or missing.
Casualties from Tuesday’s quake remain unknown.
Its epicentre was 284 kilometres (176 miles) north of the provincial capital Chengdu and struck at a depth of 10 kilometres, the USGS said.
