BEIJING, Aug 7 (Reuters) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 shook China’s southwestern province of Sichuan on Friday, killing one person and slightly injuring six more, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
The quake hit the province’s Gao County just after 1 p.m. (0500 GMT) at a shallow depth of 6 km (4 miles), the China Earthquake Networks Centre said.
CCTV said that one person was killed by a collapsing exterior wall while seeking safety.
Local authorities have launched emergency response measures after the quake and dispatched personnel to the epicentre to assess the situation, according to state media.
(Reporting by Joe Cash and Shi Bu; Editing by Christian Schmollinger and Alex Richardson)
