Sichuan inspired more than 3,000 aftershocks

The devices detected 3,407 aftershocks after a strong earthquake in Sichuan province last weekend.

A man and a child sit on the rubble
of the house after the earthquake in Wuxing village, Long town
Mon, Lushan District, Sichuan Province April 11. (Photo: China Daily)

The Center for Chinese Earthquake Monitoring Networks announced on the social network Weibo that, as of 10 April 23, their devices recorded 3,407 aftershocks in Sichuan. 4 aftershocks with intensity from 5 to 5.9 Richter scale, 21 aftershocks with intensity from 4 to 4.9 Richter scale.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) said that collisions between two Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates could be responsible for the earthquake in Sichuan Province, China, April 20. According to USGS, it is very likely that the epicenter was on Longmen milling road - the place of the shocking earthquake in Sichuan 5 years ago. The location of the epicenter 12.3 km from the ground - equivalent to the depth of the epicenter in 2008.

The earthquake on April 20 occurred in southwestern Sichuan province, causing more than 200 deaths and about 11,500 injuries. It caused 69 districts in Sichuan province to shake and affect 1.5 million people. China Daily reported 19,000 soldiers and police participated in rescue operations. They seek victims under rubble and take care of housing for about 24,000 people.