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| Sichuan earthquake: Magnitude 6.5 tremor strikes central China | |
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| A magnitude 6.5 earthquake has struck central China, the US Geological Survey reports. | |
| The quake struck in a sparsely populated area 200km (120 miles) west-northwest of the city of Guangyuan in Sichuan province at a depth of 10km (6 miles), the USGS said. | |
| It had earlier put the quake at magnitude 6.6 and 32 km deep. | |
| Shallow earthquakes tend to cause more damage than deeper ones. | |
| There were no immediate reports of damage from the area which is frequently struck by earthquakes. | |
| Shaking was felt in the provincial capital Chengdu and as far away as Xian, home of the Terracotta Warriors, according to users of Chinese social media. | |
| The China Earthquake Networks Center measured the quake at magnitude 7.0 and said it was 20km (12 miles) deep. | |
| The Chinese agency said the quake occurred around 9:20pm near Jiuzhaigou, or Jiuzhai Valley, a national park known for spectacular waterfalls and karst formations. | |
| A quake in Sichuan in May 2008 killed almost 70,000 people. | |
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