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A powerful earthquake jolted China's Sichuan province on Saturday, killing at least two people in the same area where a devastating quake struck five years ago. | A powerful earthquake jolted China's Sichuan province on Saturday, killing at least two people in the same area where a devastating quake struck five years ago. |
The Chinese government's seismological bureau and state-run television said the quake hit shortly after 8am in Lushan county in the city of Ya'an, home to China's famous pandas. | The Chinese government's seismological bureau and state-run television said the quake hit shortly after 8am in Lushan county in the city of Ya'an, home to China's famous pandas. |
The news office for the Sichuan provincial government said on its official microblog account that two people were reported killed in Lushan and that two townships had suffered severe damages. | The news office for the Sichuan provincial government said on its official microblog account that two people were reported killed in Lushan and that two townships had suffered severe damages. |
The bureau initially measured the quake at magnitude-7, while the US Geological Survey recorded it at 6.6-magnitude, powerful enough to cause severe damage. Its depth was shallow, less than 8 miles (13kms), which could magnify the impact. | The bureau initially measured the quake at magnitude-7, while the US Geological Survey recorded it at 6.6-magnitude, powerful enough to cause severe damage. Its depth was shallow, less than 8 miles (13kms), which could magnify the impact. |
The Xinhua News Agency said that the quake rattled buildings in the provincial capital of Chengdu, 70 miles to the east. | The Xinhua News Agency said that the quake rattled buildings in the provincial capital of Chengdu, 70 miles to the east. |
The provincial news office said the quake was felt in neighbouring provinces. | The provincial news office said the quake was felt in neighbouring provinces. |
The epicentre lies along the same Longmenshan fault where the devastating 7.9-magnitude quake struck in May 2008, leaving more than 90,000 people dead or missing and presumed dead. | The epicentre lies along the same Longmenshan fault where the devastating 7.9-magnitude quake struck in May 2008, leaving more than 90,000 people dead or missing and presumed dead. |
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