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6.8-magnitude quake hits SW China's Sichuan - CENC

05 Sep 2022 01:38pm
The epicentre was monitored at 29.59 degrees north latitude. - 123RF Photo
The epicentre was monitored at 29.59 degrees north latitude. - 123RF Photo


BEIJING - A 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Luding County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, at 12:52 p.m. Monday Beijing Time, reported Xinhua.

According to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC), the epicentre was monitored at 29.59 degrees north latitude and 102.08 degrees east longitude, at a depth of 16 km, the CENC said. - BERNAMA

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