A strong earthquake hit a southwestern Chinese province on Sept. 5, killing at least 21 people, triggering landslides, and shaking residents in neighboring cities and provinces.
The 6.6 magnitude earthquake rocked a mountainous region near Luding county in southwestern China’s Sichuan Province, the China Earthquake Networks Center said.
The quake struck around 12:50 a.m. local time and occurred at a depth of 16 km (9.9 miles), according to the agency’s latest update.
Several aftershocks continued to be felt in Luding county on Monday afternoon, according to a local resident.
“It’s so scary, and I can’t remain standing,” the man who runs a hotel in the county told The Epoch Times. “Ceiling tiles fell off. There were cracks in the walls, but no one has been hurt.”…