A 5.4-magnitude earthquake occurred in Gongxian County, Yibin, Sichuan, and there were many strong earthquakes in Chengdu and Chongqing.

　　China News Service, Yibin, June 22 (Reporter He Yuqing) The China Seismological Network officially determined that a 5.4-magnitude earthquake occurred at 22: 29 on June 22 in Gongxian County, Yibin City, Sichuan Province (28.43 degrees north latitude and 104.77 degrees east longitude) with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.

　　"I saw at the resettlement site in Gongxian County during the earthquake that there were two buildings about 30 stories high swaying and shaking very badly." Huang Jian, director of Yibin detachment of Sichuan Armed Police Corps, said that after the earthquake, all the people of Yibin detachment who participated in the disaster relief in Gong County quickly assembled, and sent teams to the resettlement sites to check whether there were any villagers injured and to investigate the communities around the resettlement sites.

　　Yu Dong, a staff member of One Foundation in xunchang, Gong County, recalled that the earthquake that happened tonight was the strongest since the Changning earthquake in Gong County. After the earthquake, everyone ran into the street, and people are going home or returning to resettlement sites.

　　The earthquake felt strong in Chengdu, Luzhou, Leshan, Meishan and Chongqing.

　　At 22: 55 on June 17th, an earthquake of magnitude 6.0 occurred in Changning County, Yibin City, Sichuan Province. As of 16: 00 on the 21st, nearly 2,000 aftershocks were recorded. (End)