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Quakes hit Sichuan's Yibin City, injuring 24
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April 25, 2013, Thursday
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TWO successive earthquakes measuring 4.8 and 4.2 magnitude jolted Yibin City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, this morning, leaving 24 people injured and thousands of houses damaged.
The city is about 500 km from Lushan County, where a 7.0-magnitude earthquake on Saturday has left 196 dead and 21 missing, according to Wednesday's official tally.
The 4.8-magnitude quake in Yibin struck at 6:10am today, and was followed by another minor one two minutes later.
The epicenter of the quakes with a depth of 4 km was determined to be at 28.4 degrees north latitude and 104.9 degrees east longitude.
Yibin suffered a small number of casualties and property damages during Saturday's quake.
Local authorities are still gathering casualty reports.
The city is about 500 km from Lushan County, where a 7.0-magnitude earthquake on Saturday has left 196 dead and 21 missing, according to Wednesday's official tally.
The 4.8-magnitude quake in Yibin struck at 6:10am today, and was followed by another minor one two minutes later.
The epicenter of the quakes with a depth of 4 km was determined to be at 28.4 degrees north latitude and 104.9 degrees east longitude.
Yibin suffered a small number of casualties and property damages during Saturday's quake.
Local authorities are still gathering casualty reports.
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