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| China earthquake: 'Hundreds dead or injured' in Sichuan | |
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| Hundreds of people may have been killed or injured after an earthquake in China's western Sichuan province, state media report. | |
| The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake, which had a 6.6 magnitude, was centred 80km (50 miles) west of the town of Linqiong. | The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake, which had a 6.6 magnitude, was centred 80km (50 miles) west of the town of Linqiong. |
| It said the tremor occurred at a depth of 12.3km (7.6 miles). | |
| The area is prone to tremors. An 8.0 magnitude quake in Sichuan in May 2008 killed nearly 90,000 people. | |
| The latest quake - initially reported as a 7.0 magnitude, and then at 6.9 - struck at 08:02 local time (01:02 BST), the USGS said. | The latest quake - initially reported as a 7.0 magnitude, and then at 6.9 - struck at 08:02 local time (01:02 BST), the USGS said. |
| It was felt 115km (71 miles) away in the provincial capital, Chengdu, according to China's state news agency Xinhua. | It was felt 115km (71 miles) away in the provincial capital, Chengdu, according to China's state news agency Xinhua. |
| It said only two people had been confirmed dead, but other state media suggested the toll could be far higher. | |
| "The earthquake in Ya'an, Lushan, has injured or killed hundreds of people," the Sichuan earthquake bureau said, quoted by an official website. |