A strong earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter
scale has struck China's southwestern province of
Sichuan, killing two people and injuring 60.
The tremor shook buildings, broke some windows
and sent panicked residents rushing for cover, but
caused no major damage, China's official Xinhua
news agency reported on Saturday.
The quake hit 39 kilometers (24 miles) northwest
of Kangding in the mountainous west of the
province at 4:55 pm local time (0855 GMT) at a
depth of 14 kilometers, the US Geological Survey
(USGS) said.
The earthquake was initially reported at 5.8-
magnitude at a depth of nine kilometers.
Citing the provincial civil affairs department,
Xinhua said some 55,000 people out of the
100,000 living in Kangding County have been
affected by the quake.
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