UTC time | 2022-06-01 09:00:08 |
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ISC event | 624424142 |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | 1 June 2022 |
Local time | 17:00 CST (UTC+8) |
Magnitude | 5.8 Mw(USGS) 6.1 Ms(CENC) |
Depth | 12 km (7.5 mi) (USGS) 17 km (11 mi) (CENC) |
Epicenter | 30°24′58″N 102°59′20″E / 30.416°N 102.989°E |
Type | Reverse fault[1] |
Areas affected | Sichuan |
Max. intensity | CSIS VIII[2] |
Casualties | 4 dead, 42 injured |
On June 1, 2022, a moment magnitude (Mw ) 5.8 or surface-wave magnitude (Ms ) 6.1 earthquake struck Lushan County in Ya'an, Sichuan Province, China.[1] At least four people were killed and 42 were injured.[3] The earthquake had a maximum intensity of VIII on the China seismic intensity scale, causing damage to many homes and triggering rockslides.