4.9-magnitude quake hits Sichuan: CENC

Feb 25,2019
BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- A 4.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Rongxian County, southwest China's Sichuan Province at 1:15 p.m. Monday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
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