Emergency response activated for earthquake in SW China

Rescuers set up makeshift tents in Zhoujia Township after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit Xingwen County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 16, 2018. China's emergency regulator on Sunday initiated a national emergency response to a magnitude 5.7 earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The earthquake hit the county of Xingwen in the city of Yibin, Sichuan Province, at 12:46 p.m. Sunday, with a depth of 12 km, according to the local government. By 5:30 p.m. Sunday, 16 people had been reported injured in the earthquake, the ministry said. (Xinhua/Zhang Kefan)