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Earthquake in China
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Luding County on 5 September 2022 in Sichuan's Ganzi district (southwest of Chengdu city), China.
With a focal depth of 16 km, the earthquake killed 65 people, left 12 missing and more than 170 injured.
Tremors shook buildings in Chengdu and the neighbouring mega-city of Chongqing, leaving roads blocked and cutting communication lines in areas home to more than 10,000 residents. More than 50,000 people were temporarily relocated.
| Type of Event: | Earthquake |
| Location of Event: | China |
| Date of Charter Activation: | 2022-09-06 |
| Time of Charter Activation: | 14:51 |
| Time zone of Charter Activation: | UTC+08:00 |
| Charter Requestor: | National Disaster Reduction Center of China (NDRCC) |
| Activation ID: | 775 |
| Project Management: | NDRCC |
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