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A train running on the Chengdu-Ya'an railway in Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Photo: Xinhua

Shallow 5.3 earthquake shakes southwest China’s Sichuan Province just days after deadly quake in same region

  • Quake hit about 18km east of the town of Xunchang and 43km southeast of Yibin city
Earthquakes
A shallow 5.3 earthquake shook China’s southwest Sichuan Province on Saturday, less than a week after a larger quake in the same region killed 13 and left dozens injured.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the earthquake that occurred at about 10.30pm at a depth of 10km (6 miles), according to the US Geological Survey.

It hit about 18km east of the town of Xunchang and 43km southeast of Yibin city, which has a population of some 250,000 people, USGS said.

An earthquake near Yibin struck on Monday, forcing more than 8,000 people to relocate as a large number of structures were damaged or collapsed.

State TV showed rescuers dragging survivors to safety from rubble, while cracks appeared in several roads and a major highway was closed.

Earthquakes regularly strike Sichuan, where a powerful 7.9-magnitude quake left 87,000 people dead or missing in 2008.

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