Two shallow earthquakes registered by the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) as M5.8 (USGS M5.6) and M6.0 (USGS M5.9) hit western Sichuan, China on June 9, 2022. The first quake was registered at 16:03 UTC (00:03 LT) at a depth of 20 km (12.4 miles) and the second at 17:28 UTC (01:28 LT) at a depth of 14 km (8.7 miles). The quakes follow M6.1 (CENC; USGS M5.9) earthquake registered at 09:00 UTC on June 1.
The epicenters of today’s earthquakes were located about 254 km (158 miles) NW of Tianpeng (population 60 797), 268 km (167 miles) N of Kangding (population 100 000), and 287 km (178 miles) NW of Chengdu (population 7 415 590), Sichuan, China.
According to the USGS PAGER, 3 000 people are estimated to have felt strong shaking and 21 000 moderate.
The USGS issued a Green alert for shaking-related fatalities – there is a low likelihood of casualties; and a Yellow alert for economic losses. Some damage is possible and the impact should be relatively localized.
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