One dead as strong quake shakes China

BEIJING (AFP) - A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit China’s southwest Sichuan province on Tuesday, close to the area that was devastated by a quake in May, the US Geological Survey said.

One person was killed and 23 others were injured in the tremor in Qingchuan County in Sichuan, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing a local official. The quake’s epicentre was 48km northwest of Guangyuan city in Sichuan at a depth of 10km, and it struck at 5:49 pm (0949 GMT), according to a statement on the USGS website.