According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, at 8:02 a.m. Beijing time on April 20, 2013, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred in Lushan County, Ya'an City, Sichuan Province (30.3°N, 103.0°E), with a focal depth of 13 kilometers. The local area experienced strong tremors and continuous aftershocks. Soldiers from the Ya'an Detachment of the Armed Police have rushed to the earthquake zone for rescue. Some netizens reported that some mobile phones were already unreachable. Reporters from this website tried to contact relevant local government departments by phone but were unable to get through. The Sichuan Earthquake Bureau has activated the level 7 earthquake plan and the level 1 earthquake emergency response. Currently, the Chongqing Earthquake Bureau, neighboring Sichuan, is holding an emergency meeting to confirm the details of the earthquake within the city. A CCTV reporter stationed in Chongqing called to report that residents on floors above the 10th were awakened. The movement of flower pots was like being blown by a strong wind. At present, there are no casualties or collapsed buildings in Chongqing. Airport operations in Chongqing are normal. Most of the people who ran out due to the earthquake have already returned home.
The earthquake in Ya'an, Sichuan also affected the neighboring Shaanxi Province, with strong tremors felt in the provincial capital, Xi'an. Residents living in some high-rise communities gathered on the ground, and vehicles in underground garages were moved to the streets for parking. A woman told reporters that during the earthquake, the chandelier in her home shook violently, and the bed she was sleeping on moved about an inch.
According to the Central Meteorological Observatory, as of 08:00 today, Lushan County is cloudy, with a temperature of 15°C and a light breeze; rainfall in the past 24 hours was 20.2 millimeters. Over the next three days, Lushan County is expected to be mostly cloudy with occasional showers and a light breeze; the minimum temperature will be 16–17°C, and the maximum temperature will be 22–23°C.
Reporters from this website have currently spoken with residents living in Ya'an County town. According to a local resident, the tremor felt in the county town was stronger than the 5.12 earthquake in 2008.
Sichuan was hit by another 7.0 earthquake (compiled by Feibao)
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A person from Zhejiang passing by. Nothing much has ever happened in this small town in Jiangnan, really annoying. If a magnitude 7 earthquake were to occur in tiny Japan, it would be no big deal, but in China… who knows if people would die. The houses that ordinary people work hard all their lives to buy are of this quality… So many taxes can be used by corrupt officials, can be given away for free to Africa, but are not given to the people.
My house in the United States can be used until the end of the world. The space 700 meters above and below the ground is private. It is illegal for national aircraft to fly within 700 meters above my house, and I can sue them.
Uncle Engineer, I'm fine. Thank you for your concern. Isn't your Guangdong Military Region sending someone to show support?
I want revenge, to chop those scum who oppress the people into pieces and feed them to dogs! It's a pity that the 50-cent party is all too ignorant...
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