Earthquake in China
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake rocked Luxian county, Sichuan province, at 4:33 am on Thursday 16 September 2021 according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicenter was monitored at 29.2 degrees north latitude and 105.34 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 10 km.
Chinese authorities launched rescue efforts in the morning, with the provincial government activating a level 2 response, the second highest in China's four-tier earthquake emergency response system.
- Type of event
- Earthquake
- Location of event
- China
- Date of Charter Activation
- 2021-09-16
- Time of Charter Activation
- 11:59
- Time zone of Charter Activation
- UTC+08:00
- Charter Requestor
- National Disaster Reduction Center of China (NDRCC)
- Activation ID
- 733
- Project Management
- National Disaster Reduction Center of China (NDRCC)
- Value Adding
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