"Sichuan Emergency" WeChat WeChat official account News, according to China Seismological Network, at 8: 36 on May 20, 2022, a 4.8-magnitude earthquake occurred near Hanyuan County, Ya ‘an City, Sichuan Province (29.67 degrees north latitude and 102.48 degrees east longitude) with a focal depth of 20 kilometers.
After the earthquake, the emergency management department immediately dispatched Ya ‘an City, Hanyuan County and Yingjing County by video, and sent a working group led by the leaders of the department to the epicenter to guide the earthquake relief work. The Provincial Fire and Rescue Corps immediately dispatched 15 people and 3 vehicles from 3 forward teams of Ya ‘an detachment to the epicenter to verify the disaster situation, and 60 people from the Ya ‘an detachment earthquake rescue team immediately rushed to the epicenter to carry out rescue, while 660 people from 8 detachments (3 heavy earthquake rescue teams and 5 light earthquake rescue teams) including Chengdu, Leshan, Meishan, Ganzi, Liangshan, Deyang, Mianyang and Ziyang were assembled for standby. Before the provincial forest fire brigade, 150 people and 23 vehicles with the special service brigade were assembled and ready for dispatch at any time.
As of 9: 10 on May 20, no information about casualties and house collapse has been received.