At least 46 dead in China earthquake

A strong earthquake killed at least 46 people, triggered landslides and shook residents in a major city under lockdown in southwestern China, El.kz reports with reference to Anadolu.

The 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous area in Luding shortly after noon.

Sichuan, which sits on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau where tectonic plates meet, is regularly hit by earthquakes.

A total of 39,000 people live within a 20-kilometer (12.5-mile) radius of the epicenter and 1.55 million within a 100-kilometer radius, according to state television.

The quake was Sichuan's biggest since August 2017, when a magnitude 7.0 quake hit Aba prefecture.

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