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Environment/Science 6 magnitude earthquake hits Southwestern China, 2 die: Reports
Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 15 Sep 2021, 08:55 pm Print
Earthquake Image credit: UNI
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: At least two people have died and three more have been injured as a result of a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan, the CGTN broadcaster reported on Thursday.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, the earthquake was registered at 20:33 GMT.
The epicenter of the earthquake was located at a depth of 40 kilometers (31 miles), 50 kilometers northeast of the city of Neijiang.
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