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Evacuees stand in an emergency tent set up after an earthquake in China

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Authorities confirmed that four people were killed and 14 injured after a strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted the city of Yan, Sichuan Province, China.

The earthquake hit Lushan County at 2:30 p.m. India time, Wednesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter of the quake, at a depth of 17 kilometers, was monitored at 30.4 degrees north latitude and 102.9 degrees east longitude, Xinhua News Agency quoted the epicenter as saying.

The quake was followed by a 4.5-magnitude aftershock at 2:33 pm in Baoxing County.

Victims were reported in Baoxing County, the city’s earthquake relief headquarters said, adding that four people were killed and injured by falling rocks, while the injured were rushed to hospital for treatment.

Communications in parts of the two counties were damaged by the earthquake, but some optical cables have been restored after emergency repairs.

Ya’an has activated the second highest level of emergency response to the earthquake and is conducting damage assessments.

More than 4,500 people from emergency rescue, armed police, fire department, medical sector and other departments were sent to the quake-hit areas to search for and rescue the wounded, repair roads and transport the affected residents.

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