Workers clean up the ground after the last group of stranded tourists left the quake-hit Jiuzhaigou County, Sichuan Province, August 9, 2017. (Chinanews.com/Liu Zhongjun) |
An earthquake hit Jiuzhaigou County in Sichuan Province at 9:19 p.m. Tuesday at a depth of 20 kilometers, according to China Earthquake Networks Center. All 47,000 tourists have been safely relocated in less than 24 hours after the quake, local news site scol.com.cn.