6.1-magnitude quake hits Sichuan: CENC

Members of a medical rescue team prepare to set out in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 1, 2022. A 6.1-magnitude earthquake rattled Lushan County of Ya'an City in southwest China's Sichuan Province, at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). (Xinhua)

BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua) -- A 6.1-magnitude earthquake rattled Lushan County of Ya'an City in southwest China's Sichuan Province, at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter, with a depth of 17 km, was monitored at 30.37 degrees north latitude and 102.94 degrees east longitude, the CENC said.