The China Earthquake Network officially determined:A magnitude 7 earthquake occurred in Jiuzhaigou County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, at 21:19:46 on Aug. 08, 2017 (33.2 degrees north latitude, 103.82 degrees east longitude), at a depth of 20 kilometers.
The epicenter was 39 kilometers away from Jiuzhaigou County, 66 kilometers away from Songpan County, 83 kilometers away from Zhouqu County, 85 kilometers away from Wen County, 90 kilometers away from Ruoerge County, 105 kilometers away from Longnan City, and 285 kilometers away from Chengdu City. According to the earthquake population thermal big data analysis, the epicenter within 20 kilometers of the population number of about 21,000, 50 kilometers of the range of about 63,000, 100 kilometers of the range of about 300,000 people.
Lanzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Mianyang and Xi'an felt the earthquake strongly. We hope Sichuan is safe, and ask everyone to take precautions against earthquakes.
August 8 received 38,799 tourists, an increase of 5,483 over the same day the previous year, an increase of 16.46%; of which the team 18,158, 20,641 casual visitors, hope for peace!
As of 9:30 a.m., the 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Jiuzhaigou has killed 13 people, including 6 tourists, and injured 175 people