Rescuers clean up debris after a 5.4 earthquake that killed three and injured a dozen in Luzhou, in China's southwestern Sichuan province on September 16, 2021. AFP PHOTO
SICHUAN: Three people were killed and dozens injured when a shallow earthquake struck southwestern China on Thursday, triggering the second-highest level of emergency response by rescuers in Sichuan Province.
The quake struck Luxian county before dawn on Thursday around 120 kilometers southwest of the sprawling megacity of Chongqing, which along with its surrounding area is home to around 30 million people.