According to the official measurement of China Earthquake Networks, at 4:33 on September 16, 2021, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred in Lu County, Luzhou City, Sichuan Province. The focal depth is 10 kilometers. The epicenter is located at 29.20 degrees north latitude and 105.34 degrees east longitude.

At about 5 am, the China Earthquake Network Express issued an earthquake newsletter again. The China Earthquake Network officially determined that at 4:55 on September 16, in Lu County, Luzhou City, Sichuan (29.17 degrees north latitude, 105.36 degrees east longitude), an occurrence of 2.8 occurred. A magnitude earthquake with a focal depth of 15 kilometers. Chengdu, Ya'an, Leshan, Chongqing... Many earthquakes are obvious.

Sichuan has initiated a second-level earthquake emergency response

The reporter learned from the Sichuan Provincial Emergency Management Department that, with the approval of the Sichuan Provincial Government, the Sichuan Earthquake Relief Headquarters decided to: 1. According to the Sichuan Earthquake Emergency Plan, a secondary emergency response was initiated. 2. Relevant departments directly under the province immediately entered an emergency state, and did a good job in emergency rescue, emergency duty, information collection, disaster investigation, and social stability. 3. Relevant cities (prefectures) quickly dispatched personnel to carry out disaster verification and on-site rescue work, and timely reported to the provincial earthquake relief headquarters.

Luzhou City has initiated a first-level emergency response

According to the official Weibo of Luzhou Municipal Government Information Office "Luzhou Release" news: At 4:33 on September 16, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred in Luxian County, Luzhou City, Sichuan Province, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers. The epicenter is located at 29.20 degrees north latitude and 105.34 degrees east longitude. Luzhou City has initiated a first-level emergency response. The Municipal Emergency Committee has mobilized the Municipal Fire Rescue Detachment, the Municipal Comprehensive Emergency Rescue Detachment, medical rescue, electric power, communications, transportation and other rescue teams have rushed to the disaster area to carry out rescue operations in Lu County.

Villages within 5 kilometers of the earthquake in Lu County include Daqiao Village, Taihechang, Chenzui, Maosheng Village, Zhuba Village, Tiantai Village, Lizi Village, and Shatian, and towns within 20 kilometers of the earthquake include Fuji Town, Fangdong Town, and Jiaming Town, Niutan Town, Qinglong Town, etc.

As of 5 o'clock on September 16, the earthquake caused some houses to collapse. 2 people were found dead and 3 people were injured in Caoba Village, Fuji Town, Lu County. Editor/He Yuting