The first earthquake, of magnitude 5.8, was recorded at 00:03 local time at a depth of 13 kilometers in the city of Maerkang, area located within Tibetan Ngawa and Qiang, northwest of the province. This was followed by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake in the same area at 1:28, with the hypocenter located 10 kilometers deep.
The authorities activated a level III emergency response in the province and a level IV nationwide, according to the Xinhua agency. In addition, the damage that was recorded forced a mobilization of more than 750 firefighters in relief operations.
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As of 6 a.m. local time, no casualties had been reported. Anyway, work continues in the area of sudden earth movement disasters.
Additionally, 425 rescuers, 95 vehicles and nine rescue dogs were deployed to participate in the rescue efforts.
So far, there have been no reports of houses collapsing, trapped people or interruption of any of the roads, according to the local population.
In May 2008, the province of Sichuan suffered a magnitude 8 earthquake that caused at least 87,150 dead or missing, 374,000 injured and an economic damage of US $ 150,000 million.
Source: Ambito
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