A magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred in Beichuan County, Mianyang, Sichuan, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers

China News Service, Chengdu, September 4 (Reporter Liu Zhongjun) The reporter learned from the Sichuan Provincial Seismological Bureau late at night on September 3 that the 4.8-magnitude earthquake that occurred in Beichuan County, Mianyang City, this province was within the aftershock area of ​​the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake, and was a normal fluctuation event.

According to the official measurement of the China Seismological Network, at 19:39 on September 3, 2026, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred in Beichuan County, Mianyang City, Sichuan (31.91 degrees north latitude, 104.43 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 10 kilometers. During the earthquake, the earthquake was clearly felt in Beichuan County, and netizens in some places such as Mianyang, Deyang, Guangyuan and Chengdu reported feeling the earthquake.

After the earthquake, the Sichuan Provincial Seismological Bureau immediately launched emergency response, reported the preliminary earthquake situation to the China Earthquake Administration, the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee, and the provincial government, held joint discussions with the China Seismological Network Center, and assigned a six-person working group from the Chengdu Earthquake Monitoring Center Station to rush to the epicenter to carry out emergency response. The Sichuan Provincial Emergency Management Department also immediately dispatched the Beichuan County Emergency Management Bureau.

At the same time, the Sichuan Provincial Earthquake Relief Headquarters Office also sent a working group to the scene to guide local emergency response work; the Sichuan Provincial Fire and Rescue Corps dispatched the forward detachment of the Mianyang City Beichuan County Fire and Rescue Brigade to the epicenter to verify the disaster.

At present, there have been no local reports of house collapse or trapped people due to the earthquake. Electricity, communications, and transportation at the epicenter are all normal and orderly. (over)