A magnitude-6.5 earthquake has struck China’s remote and mountainous south-western province of Sichuan, the US Geological Survey says, killing at least seven people, injuring dozens, and trapping scores of tourists in a popular scenic spot.
Key points:
- State television says 88 people injured
- 23 people killed in Sichuan landslide
- Mountainous Sichuan province often hit by earthquakes
The quake hit a sparsely populated area 200 kilometres north-west of the city of Guangyuan at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres, the USGS said.
The Sichuan earthquake administration said the epicentre of the tremor was in Ngawa prefecture, largely populated by ethnic Tibetans, many of whom are nomadic herders, but also close to the Jiuzhaigou nature reserve, a popular tourist destination.
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