Sichuan earthquake: Magnitude 6.5 tremor strikes central China

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake has struck central China, the US Geological Survey reports

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake has struck central China, the US Geological Survey reports. 


The quake struck in a sparsely populated area 200km (120 miles) west-northwest of the city of Guangyuan in Sichuan province at a depth of 10km (6 miles), the USGS said. 


It had earlier put the quake at magnitude 6.6 and 32 km deep. 


Shallow earthquakes tend to cause more damage than deeper ones

Source: NNA