A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Luding County, Sichuan Province, and the Sichuan Provincial Fire Rescue Corps mobilized forces to rush to the epicenter.

September 05, 2022

Official determination of China Seismological Network：September 5, 12:52，6 occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan.Magnitude 8 earthquake，Focal depth 16 km。

The average elevation within 5 kilometers of the epicenter is about 2722 meters.。The epicenter is 39 kilometers from Luding County.、47 kilometers from Kangding City、Distance to Shimian County: 48 km、Distance to Hanyuan County: 62 km、Distance to Yingjing County: 78 km，52 kilometers from Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture，Distance to Chengdu: 226 km。

Szechwan、Netizens in Chongqing and other places said the earthquake was strongly felt.。Many netizens in Sichuan have received earthquake warning information in advance.。

According to@News from the Ministry of Emergency Management：After the earthquake，The Sichuan Provincial Fire Rescue Corps immediately dispatched 30 members of the Luding County Emergency Response Team to the epicenter to check the disaster situation.，Dispatch Ganzi、Chengdu、Deyang、Leshan、Ya'an、Meishan、A total of 530 earthquake rescue forces from seven detachments, including Ziyang, immediately rushed to the epicenter to carry out rescue work.。