A magnitude-4.8 earthquake jolted Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, Mianyang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province on Thursday, striking at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
No casualties or road disruptions have been reported so far, and power supply, communications, and transportation in the affected areas are operating normally.
Surveillance footage showed the earth shaking and lamps swaying as tremors were felt across the county.
The Sichuan Earthquake Administration has sent a work team to the disaster-stricken area to prepare for any necessary emergency relief operations.
Magnitude-4.8 earthquake hits Sichuan
A new group of Chinese experts arrived in Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, to assist Nepalese authorities with identifying the victims of a deadly mudslide that struck the China-Nepal border on August 26.
A Y-20 transport aircraft carrying the experts landed at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu.
"Ten Chinese experts, including DNA and forensic specialists, and fingerprint experts, were urgently deployed on Thursday. Instructed by the Ministry of Public Security, we came to Nepal on behalf of China to assist in the identification of the victims," said Qi Yu, a Chinese expert.
The aircraft also carried a new batch of emergency relief supplies donated by China.
The shipment includes morgue freezers, epidemic-prevention materials, daily necessities, and other items urgently needed in Nepal.
The relief supplies also include Bailey bridges for disaster relief, while the installation equipment for the bridges has been transported separately by road to the China-Nepal border port.
On Thursday, Nepali Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal thanked China for disaster relief assistance during a meeting with Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Zhang Maoming. He said Nepal sincerely appreciates China's generous assistance at a time of crisis.
The death toll from the mudslide in Nepal has risen to 1,290 as of Thursday evening, according to the Nepal Police.
Fourth group of Chinese experts arrives in Nepal after deadly mudslide
