An earthquake of 5.1 M at a depth of 10 km hit southeastern Sichuan Province (central China) on 7 September at 22.42 UTC.
The epicentre was located approximately 1 km south of Neijiang City (Sichuan province). According to media, as of 9 September, one person has died, 63 people have been injured, 10,883 people affected and 2,417 relocated. In addition, 132 houses have been destroyed and 5,041 damaged.
Rescue and emergency activities have been activated and are still ongoing.
For the next 24 hours, moderate to heavy rain is forecast over the affected area.