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This is the worst earthquake to hit that area since 2008, when a much more destructive quake killed close to 90,000 people.
Pictures show crushed buildings, blocked roads, and people gathering outside of their homes.
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REUTERS/Stringer Rescuers try to remove rocks blocking a road after a strong earthquake of 6.6 magnitude hit Lushan county, Ya'an, Sichuan province April 20, 2013. The earthquake killed at least 56 people and injured about 600 close to where a big quake killed almost 70,000 people in 2008.
REUTERS/China Daily An aerial view shows houses damaged after a strong earthquake in Lushan county, Ya'an, Sichuan province, April 20, 2013. At least fifty-six people were killed and more than 500 others injured in the earthquake, according to Xinhua News Agency.
REUTERS/Stringer People rest in a shelter outside in case of aftershocks, following a strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake, at Longmen village, Lushan county, Ya'an, Sichuan province April 20, 2013. The earthquake hit a remote, mostly rural and mountainous area of southwestern China's Sichuan province on Saturday, killing at least 102 people and injuring about 2,200 close to where a big quake killed almost 70,000 people in 2008.
REUTERS/China Daily An aerial view shows houses damaged after a strong earthquake in Lushan county, Ya'an, Sichuan province, April 20, 2013. At least fifty-six people were killed and more than 500 others injured in the earthquake, according to Xinhua News Agency.
REUTERS/Stringer Men carry injured people to an ambulance at Longmen Village, Lushan county, Ya'an, Sichuan province, April 20, 2013. A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit a remote, mostly rural and mountainous area of southwestern China's Sichuan province on Saturday, killing at least 102 people and injuring about 2,200 close to where a big quake killed almost 70,000 people in 2008.
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REUTERS/Stringer Collapsed houses are seen after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake in Luzhou county, Ya'an, Sichuan province April 20, 2013. The earthquake hit southwestern China's Sichuan province on Saturday, killing at least 56 people and injuring about 600 close to where a big quake killed almost 70,000 people in 2008.
REUTERS/Stringer People rest outside damaged houses after a strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit, at Longmen village, Lushan county, Ya'an, Sichuan province April 20, 2013. The earthquake hit a remote, mostly rural and mountainous area of southwestern China's Sichuan province on Saturday, killing at least 102 people and injuring about 2,200 close to where a big quake killed almost 70,000 people in 2008.
REUTERS/StringerResidents gather outside their homes after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake which struck near Ya'an city, in Chengdu, Sichuan province, April 20, 2013. About 100 people could have died or been injured in the earthquake on Saturday, close to where a massive temblor struck in 2008, killing almost 70,000.
