Region at risk gets early warning system

A national project to build early warning systems for earthquakes and rapid reporting of quake intensity will install equipment at Sichuan provincial earthquake bureau, which is at the center of regional seismic activity.

The project to cover the so-called north-south seismic belt, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, northern China and the southeastern coastal region should be completed in about five years.

The China Earthquake Administration announced on Thursday that the national project had been approved by the State Council in June.