
Two people had been confirmed killed and another 54 injured as of 6:30 a.m. Sunday after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Kangding County in southwest China's Sichuan.
The quake struck at 4:55 p.m. Saturday, with its epicenter in Tagong Town, Kangding, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, which is 37 km from the county seat, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
Six of the injured were in critical condition, while another five had severe injuries. The remaining 43 people suffered minor injuries, according to the prefecture government.
Nineteen out of the 43 slightly injured are students of an elementary school. They are all being treated in the People's Hospital of Garze.
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