Overview
- The magnitude 5.2 quake, which struck at 12:21 a.m. Monday in Liunan district of Liuzhou, hit at a shallow depth of about 8 kilometers.
- Search teams ended rescues by midday after finding the last trapped resident, a 91-year-old man, alive and in stable condition.
- Authorities reported at least 13 houses collapsed and said power, water, gas and communications stayed on in most areas.
- Transport faced disruptions following Monday’s shaking as some rail services around Liuzhou were canceled or delayed and landslides blocked access roads.
- Seismologists logged several smaller tremors and a magnitude 3.3 aftershock at 7:41 a.m., and officials ordered inspections of homes, utilities, roads, bridges and mines.