The 2021 Luxian earthquake was a damaging seismic event occurring in the early hours of September 16 at 04:33 China Standard Time.

[3] Three people were killed and 146 injured when the earthquake struck Lu County, Luzhou, Sichuan Province.

The force of the Indian plate converging pushes the Tibetan Plateau east, towards the Sichuan Basin, forming another zone of collision.

[4] The China Earthquake Networks Center placed the epicenter of the quake in Lu County, Sichuan and recorded its magnitude at Ms  6.0.

Newer buildings withstood the tremor better as they were improved after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, which killed nearly 90,000 and left over 18,000 missing.

[13] The collapse of many homes in Lu County severely damaged a number of gas pipelines, affecting 678 families.

Officials at the Chengdu University of Technology said there is a low risk of landslides occurring in the affected areas.

Apps like Sina Weibo and Alipay also provided advanced warning to users several seconds before shaking could be felt.

The Sichuan government 50 million yuan in allocation to disaster relief efforts, temporary shelter, patient transportation and resettlement and medical treatment.