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China earthquake: 6.8-magnitude quake jolts Sichuan province

China Earthquake: A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck southwest China’s Sichuan province on Monday. Officials gave this information.

HIGHLIGHTS

The epicenter of the quake, which struck at 12:25 pm local time, was monitored at 29.59 degrees north latitude and 102.08 degrees east longitude at a depth of 16 km, the China Earthquake Network Center quoted official Xinhua news as saying. agency.

There have been no reports of any injuries, casualties or damage to property due to the earthquake.

Awaiting details.

There is a risk of an earthquake in Sichuan province, adjacent to Tibet.

The Tibetan Plateau is known to be prone to heavy earthquakes because it sits at the site where the tectonic Eurasian and Indian plates meet, often colliding with enormous force.

Earlier on Wednesday, two earthquakes of magnitude 5.3 and 4.7 struck the eastern Aegean Sea island of Samos, but no casualties or damage to structures were reported.

The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the major quake occurred at 1.10 pm, about 14 minutes after the first quake.

Both had their center at sea 22 kilometers (14 mi) southwest of Samos.

The fire service and local officials at Samos said they had received no reports of injury or damage.

In 2020, a strong earthquake struck Samos and the nearby Turkish coast, killing two high school students on the island and at least 75 people in Turkey, where more than 1,000 were injured.

Greece is located in a highly seismically active region and earthquakes are common, although there are no serious damages and fatalities.

In 1999, an earthquake near the capital Athens killed 143 people.

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