5.0-magnitude quake hits SW China's Sichuan: CENC-Xinhua

5.0-magnitude quake hits SW China's Sichuan: CENC

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-07-08 10:39:00

BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) -- A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Gaoxian County, Yibin City, southwest China's Sichuan Province at 10:08 a.m. on Wednesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter was monitored at 28.54 degrees north latitude and 104.67 degrees east longitude. The earthquake struck at a depth of 6 km, the center said.