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The Lushan earthquake occurred at 08:02 Beijing Time (00:02 UTC) on April 20, 2013.
The epicenter was located in Lushan County, Ya'an, Sichuan, about 116 km (72 mi) from Chengdu along the Longmenshan Fault in the same province heavily impacted by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.
The magnitude of the earthquake was placed at M[SUB]s[/SUB] 7.0 by China Earthquake Data Center.
The earthquake has resulted in 186 corpses, 24 missing, at least 11,826 injured with more than 968 seriously injured.
A woman whose relatives were killed in Saturday's earthquake cries while sitting on a pile of rubble in Lingguan township in Baoxing county of southwest China's Sichuan province on April 22. The earthquake in Sichuan province killed some 200 people, injured more than 11,000 and left nearly two dozen missing, mostly in the rural communities around Ya'an city, along the same fault line where a devastating quake to the north killed more than 70,000 people in Sichuan and neighboring areas five years ago in one of China's worst natural disasters.
Rescuers save an injured woman after an earthquake hit Baosheng Township in Lushan County, Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on April 20. Rescuers poured into a remote corner of southwestern China on Sunday.
A Chinese soldier helps a man to search belongings in his broken house due to earthquake in Lushan country, southwestern China's Sichuan province, on April 21.
A Chinese man carries his injured son in a makeshift hospital in Taiping town of Lushan County, Sichuan Province, China, on April 23. The death toll rose to at least 188 by April 22, with 25 people missing and 11,950 injured, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said. The ministry said 1.72 million people were affected by the quake, while an initial estimate by the International Red Cross on Saturday put the number needing emergency shelter, water and food at 120,000. The China Earthquake Administration (CEA) recorded a magnitude 7.0 earthquake, while the US Geological Survey said it had measured 6.9.
Injured people receive medical treatment at the People's Hospital after a strong magnitude earthquake hit Lushan county, Sichuan province, on April 20.
A general view shows landslide in the Baoxing country, southwestern China's Sichuan province, on April 22.
A man recovers his wedding photo from the wreckage of his house after Saturday's earthquake in Longmen township of Lushan county, Sichuan province, on April 21. Rescuers struggled to reach a remote, rural corner of southwestern China on Sunday as the toll of the dead and missing from the country's worst earthquake in three years climbed to 208 with almost 1,000 serious injuries.
Residents walking home on the road full of fallen rocks in the disaster-hit area in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan province on April 21. Clogged roads, debris and landslides impeded rescuers as they battled to find survivors of a powerful earthquake in mountainous southwest China.
People walk next to a crack on the road after Saturday's earthquake in Baoxing county, Sichuan province, on April 21.
A rescuer walks in front of a damaged building after Saturday's earthquake in Lingguan town of Baoxing county, Sichuan province, on April 22.
Villagers carry the coffin of a man killed after the earthquake hit Lushan, Sichuan Province, on April 22.
A man cries as he burns offering in front of the body of his relative after Saturday's earthquake, in Qingren township of Lushan county, Sichuan province, on April 21
A woman stands on a collapsed house in Longmen township, one of the seriously-damaged towns in disaster-hit Yaan, southwest China's Sichuan province, on April 23.
Tents on the playground in a middle school in Tianquan county of Yaan, southwest China's Sichuan province on April 22. Clogged roads, debris and landslides impeded rescuers on April 22 as they battled to find survivors of a powerful earthquake in mountainous southwest China.
Local residents having a family gathering meal outside their damaged home after the earthquake in Yaan, southwest China's Sichuan province on April 22. Tens of thousands of homeless survivors of China's devastating quake are living in makeshift tents or on the streets, facing shortages of food and supplies as well as an uncertain future.
Rescuers take a break on the road in the disaster-hit area in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan province, on April 21. Clogged roads, debris and landslides impeded rescuers as they battled to find survivors of a powerful earthquake in mountainous southwest China.
Children salute passing vehicles carrying rescuers and volunteers as they hold cardboards with messages of gratitude, after Saturday's earthquake, in Lushan county, Sichuan province, on April 23.
A Chinese national flag is placed on ruins of damaged houses in Longmen township, one of the seriously-damaged towns in disaster-hit Yaan, southwest China's Sichuan province, on April 23. Clogged roads, debris and landslides impeded rescuers on April 22 as they battled to find survivors of a powerful earthquake in mountainous southwest China.
The epicenter was located in Lushan County, Ya'an, Sichuan, about 116 km (72 mi) from Chengdu along the Longmenshan Fault in the same province heavily impacted by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.
The magnitude of the earthquake was placed at M[SUB]s[/SUB] 7.0 by China Earthquake Data Center.
The earthquake has resulted in 186 corpses, 24 missing, at least 11,826 injured with more than 968 seriously injured.
A woman whose relatives were killed in Saturday's earthquake cries while sitting on a pile of rubble in Lingguan township in Baoxing county of southwest China's Sichuan province on April 22. The earthquake in Sichuan province killed some 200 people, injured more than 11,000 and left nearly two dozen missing, mostly in the rural communities around Ya'an city, along the same fault line where a devastating quake to the north killed more than 70,000 people in Sichuan and neighboring areas five years ago in one of China's worst natural disasters.
Rescuers save an injured woman after an earthquake hit Baosheng Township in Lushan County, Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on April 20. Rescuers poured into a remote corner of southwestern China on Sunday.
A Chinese soldier helps a man to search belongings in his broken house due to earthquake in Lushan country, southwestern China's Sichuan province, on April 21.
A Chinese man carries his injured son in a makeshift hospital in Taiping town of Lushan County, Sichuan Province, China, on April 23. The death toll rose to at least 188 by April 22, with 25 people missing and 11,950 injured, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said. The ministry said 1.72 million people were affected by the quake, while an initial estimate by the International Red Cross on Saturday put the number needing emergency shelter, water and food at 120,000. The China Earthquake Administration (CEA) recorded a magnitude 7.0 earthquake, while the US Geological Survey said it had measured 6.9.
Injured people receive medical treatment at the People's Hospital after a strong magnitude earthquake hit Lushan county, Sichuan province, on April 20.
A general view shows landslide in the Baoxing country, southwestern China's Sichuan province, on April 22.
A man recovers his wedding photo from the wreckage of his house after Saturday's earthquake in Longmen township of Lushan county, Sichuan province, on April 21. Rescuers struggled to reach a remote, rural corner of southwestern China on Sunday as the toll of the dead and missing from the country's worst earthquake in three years climbed to 208 with almost 1,000 serious injuries.
Residents walking home on the road full of fallen rocks in the disaster-hit area in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan province on April 21. Clogged roads, debris and landslides impeded rescuers as they battled to find survivors of a powerful earthquake in mountainous southwest China.
People walk next to a crack on the road after Saturday's earthquake in Baoxing county, Sichuan province, on April 21.
A rescuer walks in front of a damaged building after Saturday's earthquake in Lingguan town of Baoxing county, Sichuan province, on April 22.
Villagers carry the coffin of a man killed after the earthquake hit Lushan, Sichuan Province, on April 22.
A man cries as he burns offering in front of the body of his relative after Saturday's earthquake, in Qingren township of Lushan county, Sichuan province, on April 21
A woman stands on a collapsed house in Longmen township, one of the seriously-damaged towns in disaster-hit Yaan, southwest China's Sichuan province, on April 23.
Tents on the playground in a middle school in Tianquan county of Yaan, southwest China's Sichuan province on April 22. Clogged roads, debris and landslides impeded rescuers on April 22 as they battled to find survivors of a powerful earthquake in mountainous southwest China.
Local residents having a family gathering meal outside their damaged home after the earthquake in Yaan, southwest China's Sichuan province on April 22. Tens of thousands of homeless survivors of China's devastating quake are living in makeshift tents or on the streets, facing shortages of food and supplies as well as an uncertain future.
Rescuers take a break on the road in the disaster-hit area in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan province, on April 21. Clogged roads, debris and landslides impeded rescuers as they battled to find survivors of a powerful earthquake in mountainous southwest China.
Children salute passing vehicles carrying rescuers and volunteers as they hold cardboards with messages of gratitude, after Saturday's earthquake, in Lushan county, Sichuan province, on April 23.
A Chinese national flag is placed on ruins of damaged houses in Longmen township, one of the seriously-damaged towns in disaster-hit Yaan, southwest China's Sichuan province, on April 23. Clogged roads, debris and landslides impeded rescuers on April 22 as they battled to find survivors of a powerful earthquake in mountainous southwest China.
