Meanwhile in Moxi, anxious locals are sheltering in tents, trying to pick up the pieces following the devastation.

与此同时，在磨西，焦急的当地人躲在帐篷里，试图在地震后回归正轨。

The 6.8-magnitude earthquake on Monday was the strongest to jolt southwest China's Sichuan province since 2017, with the epicenter in Moxi, Luding County, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

据中国地震台网中心称，周一发生的 6.8 级地震是自 2017 年以来中国西南部四川省发生的最强地震，震中位于泸定县磨西镇。

Xu Lei, a hotel owner in Moxi, which is the gateway to the Hailuogou scenic area, said almost all old buildings had collapsed in his neighborhood, while some newly built houses withstood the tremor but were left with severe cracks.

磨西是海螺沟景区的门户，磨西的酒店老板徐雷（音译）说，他所在的接到几乎所有的旧建筑都倒塌了，一些新建的房屋经受住了地震，但留下了严重的裂缝。