A 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Jiuzhaigou County in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, a popular tourist destination, at 9:19 p.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The quake has claimed at least 13 live
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Jiuzhaigou County in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, a popular tourist destination, at 9:19 p.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The quake has claimed at least 13 lives and injured over 175 others.
Sichuan Earthquake Bureau released the picture showing the damage at Jiuzhai Valley hotel Photo:News.cn
Injured people receive medical treatment at the People’s Hospital in quake-hit Jiuzhaigou County, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, early Aug. 9, 2017. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Jiuzhaigou County Tuesday night. Photo:Xinhua/Liu Kun
The China Earthquake Networks Centre measured the quake at magnitude 7.0 and said it struck at a depth of 20 kilometres (12 miles).
The quake occurred at about 9:20 p.m. Beijing time near Jiuzhaigou, or Jiuzhai Valley, a national park known for spectacular waterfalls and karst formations, the Chinese agency said.
The quake occurred Jiuzhai Valley (pictured), a national park known for spectacular waterfalls Photo:Shutterstock/Vadim Petrakov
Air China will allow passengers to change or cancel their flights to Jiuzhaigou for free, according to the company. The airline will increase flights to Jiuzhaigou to evacuate people out of the quake zone.
According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China, facilities of airports near the quake zone, including Jiuzhai, Chengdu, Hongyuan and Mianyang, were operating well. The administration carried out emergency conference on Tuesday night to plan the rescue effort. Airlines are ready to fly to the area to carry out rescue.
Airlines are ready to fly to the area to carry out rescue. Photo:Ifeng.com
The area is located on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau in northern Sichuan province, home to many Tibetan and other ethnic minority villages.
The epicenter struck about 39 kilometres (24 miles) from the county of Jiuzhaigou, which has a population of around 80,000, in an area that’s 2,000 metres above sea level.
Photo taken on Aug. 8, 2017 shows a street view after earthquake near the tourist center in Jiuzhaigou County in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Jiuzhaigou County at 9:19 p.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). Photo:XInhua
The Western Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has activated an emergency response and is ready for rescue operations after a deadly earthquake hit southwest China’s Sichuan Province.
A total of 33 people carrying communication facilities including maritime satellites are rushing to Jiuzhaigou County, the epicenter of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake.
Rescuers work in quake-hit Jiuzhaigou County, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Aug. 8, 2017. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck a remote area in southwest China’s Sichuan Province Tuesday night Photo:News.cn
Military medical organizations around Chengdu, capital of Sichuan, are preparing medicines, plasma and medical equipment for rescue work.
The China Earthquake Administration said 107 aftershocks have been detected and there are possibilities of quakes around 6-magnitude in the coming days.
Hotel guests are evacuated from the Tangke Palace Hotel in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China’s Sichuan Province after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted the province last night. Pictures on social media showed damage to buildings. Photo: Shanghai Daily
Residents seek shelter in Anding District of Dingxi City, northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 8, 2017. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Jiuzhaigou County in neighbouring Sichuan Province at 9:19 p.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time). Photo: Xinhua/Chen Yonggang
Situated in south-west China on the edge of Tibetan Plateau, Sichuan Province is prone to earthquakes, and most of the quakes seem to take place in the Longmen Mountain fracture zone in Western part of Sichuan.
In May 2008, a Magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Wenchuan, Sichuan, killing nearly 70,000 people.
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