7.0-magnitude quake hits Sichuan

A hotel was damaged by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Jiuzhaigou in Sichuan province, south west China on Aug 8, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]

Although some in Chengdu, 285 km from the epicenter, felt the quake, Jiang Zuquan, a middle-aged government worker in Ma’erkang, capital of the Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture government who happened to be in his office on the first floor, did not feel it.

"The epicenter is some 600 km from Ma'erkang and few colleagues felt it," he said.

According to local news website, Jiuzhaigou, received almost 41,000 tourists on Friday, reaching its fullest capacity.

Western China Metropolis Daily, a newspaper in Chengdu, reported on Tuesday that an unnamed member of staff at the scenic spot summer is the travel peak for Jiuzhaigou and the peak is expected to last until Aug 20.

A quake in Wenchuan county, Sichuan, on May 12, 2008 killed almost 70,000 people.

Xinhua contributed to this story.