“Breaking News: A 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck Ya’an, Sichuan in the early hours of October 10th,” quickly became a trending topic. Many netizens from Sichuan and Chongqing took to Weibo to share their experiences, with reports of feeling their beds shaking and commenting on the intensity of the tremors in Chongqing. Residents from Yunnan and Guizhou also reported experiencing strong tremors.
According to the official report from the China Earthquake Networks Center, the earthquake occurred at 01:52 am on October 10th in Xingwen County, Ya’an City, Sichuan Province, with a depth of 10 kilometers.
Sichuan netizen, “Sweet Millet Drink”: “The shaking was significant, my bed shook twice.”
Another Sichuan netizen, “Rain Still Falling 006,” responded to “Sweet Millet Drink”: “Same here.”
A netizen from Sichuan joked, “Which day is it not sleepy in the early morning? I thought the epicenter was beneath my bed…”
A user named “Spring Blooms Red” from Sichuan remarked, “Luzhou also shook severely. I woke up startled and sat for three minutes.”
“Scenic Beauty Baby” from Sichuan shared, “I was in the middle of a dream when I was suddenly woken up. It felt like someone was lifting the house, and at that moment, I felt doomed and couldn’t escape.”
Chongqing netizen, “Fragile Fish Tail,” expressed, “I felt the shaking for quite a while…”
Another from Chongqing, “Fallen Pear AJ,” mentioned, “In Yongchuan, Chongqing, the impact was quite strong.”
A user with the handle “Yaphets_moo” from Chongqing detailed, “Chongqing shook for about twenty seconds, there was a sound before the shaking started, and after about ten seconds, the strong tremors followed (lying in bed).”
More Chongqing netizens shared their experiences: “Seventy-seven” from Chongqing’s Dazu District felt the shaking strongly, and “A Blue Little Crab” from Jiulongpo District experienced a few seconds of shaking.
Moreover, several netizens from Yunnan and Guizhou also reported feeling the earthquake.
A Yunnan netizen, “Ruling the Three Realms with a Mischievous Child,” expressed, “The shaking here was incredibly strong this time, I thought about running away.”
Another Yunnan user, “Fifi from A8 Billiards Club,” stated, “The tremors in Yunnan were intense, the windows rattled, and the downstairs electric car alarms went off.”
A Guizhou netizen, “Megabao04,” shared, “We felt the earthquake in Guiyang.”