BEIJING: A strong earthquake killed at least seven people, triggered landslides and shook residents in a major city under lockdown in southwestern China on Monday, state media reported.

The 6.8-magnitude quake struck a mountainous area in Luding county in Sichuan province shortly after noon, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said.

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