A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck China’s Sichuan on Monday, the strongest to hit the region since 2017, killing at least seven people and shaking the
provincial capital of Chengdu and other provinces.
Some roads and homes near the epicentre were damaged by landslides, while communications were down in at least one area, according to state television.
No damage at dam and hydropower stations within 50 km (31 miles) of the epicentre has been reported.
The epicentre was at Luding, the China Earthquake Networks Centre said, a town in the mountains about 226 km southwest of Chengdu.
Earthquake in China’s Sichuan kills seven, shakes provincial capital
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