四川宜宾发生地震,6死,75伤

Six people were killed and another 75 were injured after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake rattled Changning County of Yibin City in southwest China's Sichuan Province at 10:55 p.m. Monday (Beijing Time), according to local authorities.

据当地媒体报道，北京时间18日晚10时55分，四川省宜宾市长宁县发生6.0级地震，造成6人死亡，75人受伤。

The epicenter, with a depth of 16 km, was monitored at 28.34 degrees north latitude and 104.90 degrees east longitude, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

据中国地震台网中心(CENC)称，震源深度16公里，监测范围为北纬28.34度，东经104.90度。

Three people died in Changning and 21 others were injured there, the local government said.

长宁当地政府表示，有3人死亡，21人受伤。

In neighboring Gongxian County, three people were killed and 54 injured, according to the county government. The injured have been rushed to hospital for treatment and are not in critical conditions.

据贡县政府表示，在邻近的贡县，有3人死亡，54人受伤。伤者已被紧急送往医院接受治疗，伤势并不严重。

The Ministry of Emergency Management has activated an emergency response and sent a work team to the stricken areas to provide guidance in rescue and disaster relief.

应急管理部已启动应急响应，并派出工作组前往灾区，指导救援和救灾工作。

The ministry and the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration have dispatched 5,000 tents, 10,000 folding beds and 20,000 quilts to the quake-hit areas.

卫生部和国家食品和战略储备管理局已向地震灾区运送了5000顶帐篷、1万张折叠床和2万床棉被。

Some 302 fire fighters with 63 fire fighting trucks from Sichuan Province have rushed to the scene for investigation and rescue, said the ministry.

公安部表示，来自四川省的约302名消防队员和63辆消防车已赶赴现场进行调查和救援。

Local residents in Yibin told Xinhua that the quake was quite strong, and that a few tremors were felt in the ensuing half an hour.

宜宾当地居民告诉新华社，地震强度相当大，在随后的半个小时内有几次余震。

"I was resting in my house when the quake struck," said Chen Hongxia, who lives on the 16th floor of a residential building in Changning County. "The chandelier and the furniture in the house were shaking very badly, and my family first hid in the toilet, then rushed to the outside."

“地震发生时，我正在房子里休息，”住在长宁县一栋住宅楼16层的陈红霞(音译)说。“屋里的枝形吊灯和家具都摇晃得很厉害，我的家人先是躲在厕所里，然后冲到外面。

Chen said that many of her neighbors rushed to the ground for shelter.

陈说，她的很多邻居都跑到地上避难。

Hu Yukun, also a Changning resident, said that the quake was quite strong, and that "the ground kept shaking for about a minute."

长宁市居民胡玉坤(音)说，地震强度相当大，“地面持续摇晃了大约一分钟。”

Local policeman He Zexi said that he felt the electric fan in his house shaking at first, before the chandelier began to shake.

当地警察何泽熙(音)说，在吊灯开始晃动之前，他感到家里的电风扇在摇晃。

"It lasted about 30 seconds," He said.

“持续了大约30秒，”他说。

In the provincial capital Chengdu, an early warning system alarmed the public about one minute before the earthquake struck. When the countdown ended, the strong tremor was felt.

在四川省省会成都，地震发生前大约一分钟，一个预警系统就向公众发出了警报。倒计时结束时，人们感到了强烈的震动。

The provincial department of emergency management has launched an emergency response.

省应急管理厅已启动应急响应。

According to the Changning county government, Hongyuan Hotel in Meidong Township collapsed during the earthquake.

据长宁县政府表示，梅东乡宏远宾馆在地震中倒塌。

The quake also caused cracks in a major highway connecting Yibin and Xuyong County of Sichuan's Luzhou City. The highway has been closed. Some sections of two other highways have also been closed. The townships of Meidong and Shuanghe are suffering from poor telecommunications.

地震还导致连接四川省泸州市宜宾县和徐勇县的一条主要公路出现裂缝。高速公路已经关闭。另外两条高速公路的部分路段也已关闭。梅东和双河两个镇的通讯条件很差。

Heavy rain is hitting the townships near the epicenter. Local police are trying to evacuate the public to safety. Hospital staff, firemen and other rescuers are rushing to the quake-hit area for rescue efforts.

暴雨袭击了震中附近的城镇。当地警方正试图将公众疏散到安全地带。医院工作人员、消防队员和其他救援人员正赶往地震灾区展开救援工作。

The quake was felt strongly in the major districts of neighboring Chongqing Municipality, which is not too far from the epicenter, and a few residential houses were damaged, although no casualties have been reported, according to the Chongqing Municipal Emergency Management Bureau.

据重庆市应急管理局称，距离震中不远的重庆市周边主要地区有强烈震感，几栋住宅受损，但没有人员伤亡报告。

Changning is a little more than 300 km from Chengdu and about 240 km from Chongqing.

长宁离成都300多公里，离重庆240多公里。

In the neighboring Yunnan Province, the earthquake was felt in a few counties of Zhaotong City, which is close to Yibin City. Local fire departments have sent teams to help with rescue efforts.

在邻近的云南省，靠近宜宾市的昭通市的几个县都有震感。当地消防部门已经派出了救援队伍。

At 11:36 p.m. Monday, a 5.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Gongxian County, also of Yibin City, the CENC said.

中央气象台表示，周一晚11时36分，宜宾市贡县也发生5.1级地震。

The epicenter, with a depth of 16 km, was monitored at 28.43 degrees north latitude and 104.77 degrees east longitude.

震中位于北纬28.43度，东经104.77度，震源深度16公里。