The epicenter of the quake, which struck around 4:30pm (Beijing time), was about 20 miles southeast of Panzhihua, near Sichuan's border with Yunnan, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake was about 6 miles deep.
The US Geological Survey put the magnitude of the quake at 5.7, while Xinhua news agency said it measured 6.1.
Xinhua said the quake had injured 192 people, and three more were missing. It added that 656 schools had also been damaged and that heavy rain and difficult terrain were hampering rescue efforts, with mobile telephone communications patchy.
State television showed pictures of houses with large cracks in their sides, broken tiles on the road and people receiving medical attention under tents.
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