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A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Lushan county of Ya'an city in south China's Sichuan Province at 8:02 a.m. Saturday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter, with a depth of 13 km, was monitored at 30.3 degrees north latitude and 103.0 degrees east longitude.` The quake was strongly felt by residents in Sichuan's capital city of Chengdu, which is about 140 kilometers from Ya'an.

A resident in Chengdu, who was on the 13th floor of a building when the quake occurred, said he felt the building shaking for about 20 seconds and he saw tiles fall off nearby buildings.

People in Leshan city of Sichuan Province, and neighboring Chongqing Municipality also felt the earthquake.

新华网快讯：中国地震台网正式测定：4月20日8时2分在四川省雅安市芦山县(北纬30.3度，东经103.0度)发生7.0级地震，震源深度13千米。
另据四川省新闻中心消息，四川雅安芦山县地震已造成两人死亡，一人在县城，一人在龙门。当地正组织疏通通往灾区交通。四川在线记者刚从四川省地震局获悉，据省地震局初步统计，雅安芦山地震已伤亡上百人。（以上中文新闻汇总自新浪网）