6.0-magnitude earthquake hits SW China's Sichuan

Several earthquakes hit the Maerkang City of Aba Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Sichuan Province in the early morning of Friday, with the strongest one being 6.0 magnitude at a depth of 13 kilometers, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

No casualties have been reported so far.

Disaster relief work is underway.

A total of 15 fire cars with 93 firefighters from Aba have been sent to the spot first, and 24 stayed in the urban area of Maerkang to patrol and transfer people. Another 253 firefighters with 39 fire cars ensued to support the relief work.

Weather forecast said there will be a lot of rain in Maerkang in the next three days and reminded local people to pay attention to the rain and geological disasters and wear warm. (Ecns.cn)

No casualty reported after earthquakes in China's Sichuan

No casualties have been reported as of 6 a.m. Friday after two earthquakes above 5.0-magnitude hit southwest China's Sichuan Province, according to the provincial emergency response department.

A 5.8-magnitude quake first struck the Maerkang City of Aba Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture at 00:03 a.m. Friday (Beijing Time), followed by a 6.0-magnitude quake at 1:28 a.m., according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

Disaster relief operations are under way in an orderly manner, the provincial department said.

The province has activated a level-III emergency response for the earthquake. More than 750 people from the fire department have been dispatched to the epicenter.

Meanwhile, a level-IV national emergency response has also been activated. (Xinhua)