The 10 km epicenter depth may be an indicator that this quake may not have been a natural event. Stay tuned...

4 dead, dozens injured as earthquake strikes Sichuan, China - reports
RT | Aug 8, 2017
https://www.rt.com/news/398986-earthquake-china-sichuan-killed/

Four people are reportedly dead at a tourist resort in China’s southwest province of Sichuan following an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the richter scale.

Chinese authorities say the earthquake measured magnitude 7, according to state media.

7.0-magnitude earthquake jolts SW China's Sichuan, casualties unknown. Quake felt 300 km away from epicenter xhne.ws/0QVUp...pic.twitter.com/7rmh5SuxSw
— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) August 8, 2017

The earthquake hit a mountainous area some 200km (120 miles) northwest of the city of Guangyuan, and was measured at a depth of 10km (6 miles), according to the USGS.

Four people died and more than 30 people are injured, according to Reuters, which cites Sichuan television.

#Earthquake in #Sichuan Sheng, #China (26m ago). 36km W of Yongle. #Magnitude: 6.5 Depth: 10.0 pic.twitter.com/ivkclxz9yD
— WFP Disaster Alerts (@WFP_ADAM) August 8, 2017

Xinhua reports that some houses collapsed in the wake of the quake, and images published by the state media site show rubble on the streets.

The earthquake’s epicenter is in the Ngawa prefecture, which is mostly populated by ethnic Tibetans and nomadic herders, but is also a popular tourist destination, reports Reuters.