6.8-magnitude quake hits SW China’s Sichuan

BEIJING: A 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Luding County, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, at 12:52 p.m. Monday Beijing Time, reported Xinhua.

According to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC), the epicentre was monitored at 29.59 degrees north latitude and 102.08 degrees east longitude, at a depth of 16 km, the CENC said. – Bernama