Photo taken on Nov. 2, 2019 shows the morning scenery along the Sichuan-Tibet Highway in Shiqu County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Chen Tianhu)
No casualties have been reported after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit China's Sichuan Province.
CHENGDU, April 1 (Xinhua) -- A 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Shiqu County in the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, southwest China's Sichuan Province, at 8:23 p.m. Wednesday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
Qin Liuxin, deputy head of the emergency management bureau of Shiqu, said no casualties were reported yet, and officials have been dispatched to evaluate the situations in villages and townships.
A citizen living in Shiqu told Xinhua over the phone that mild tremors were felt and the ceiling lamps were gently shaking during the quake.
The quake struck at a depth of 10 km. The local government said the epicenter is sparsely populated and has an average elevation of 4,661 meters in the surrounding areas. ■
