A magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan said that the sense of earthquake was strong

China News Service, September 5th. According to the official Weibo news of the National Earthquake Network, China Earthquake Network officially determined: At 12:52 on September 5th, it occurred at Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan (29.59 degrees north latitude, 102.08 degrees east longitude) A magnitude 6.8 earthquake, the depth of the earthquake is 16 kilometers.

Picture source: National Earthquake Network Official Weibo

According to Weibo comments, netizens in the surrounding areas claim that the sense of shock is strong.

Weibo netizen comments screenshot

According to the website of the Luding County People's Government, Luding County is located in the southeast of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, with a geographical location of 29 ° 54′ -30 ° 10 ′ north latitude and 101 ° 46′ -102 ° 25 ′ east longitude. East and Tianquan County, Yingjing County, and Hanyuan County are adjacent, bordering to Ashaima County in the south, adjacent to Kangding City, Kangding City and Kowloon County. The provincial capital of Chengdu (calculated with Yakang high -speed), 49 kilometers north to Kangding of the prefecture, known as the "Kangba East Gate". The county's area is 2165.35 square kilometers. The county seat is 1321 meters above sea level. As of 2022, there were 90 villagers in the county's 8 towns and 1 township (Luqiao Town, Lengxian Town, Xinglong Town, Decao Town, Cook Town, Dewei Town, Moxi Town, Yanzigou Town, Lan'an Township) The committee and 259 villages (residents) groups (including 23 residents and 236 villagers group).

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