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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — The China Earthquake Administration has activated a Level 4 emergency response mechanism after a magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Xinlong County in Garze Tibet Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
According to the China Earthquake Network Center (CENC), the earthquake occurred at 1:17 PM Beijing time on Thursday. The earthquake's epicenter was located at a depth of 10 kilometers.
After the earthquake, the China Earthquake Administration immediately heard reports from the CCSS and the Sichuan Provincial Earthquake Administration and called on relevant departments to strengthen monitoring and promptly update information on the development of the situation.
The Sichuan Provincial Seismological Administration has dispatched a task force to the quake zone to support local authorities in their emergency response efforts. -0-
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