At 1:52 a.m. on October 10, a magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Xingwen County, Yibin City, Sichuan Province (28.12°N, 105.13°E), with a focal depth of 10 kilometers. Villages within 5 kilometers of the epicenter include Shaba Village, Luohangou, and Dalongtang. Townships within 20 kilometers include Dama Miao Ethnic Township, Shihai Town, and Xianfeng Miao Ethnic Township. The average elevation within 5 kilometers of the epicenter is approximately 677 meters.

Following the earthquake, the Sichuan Provincial Emergency Management Department immediately dispatched personnel to coordinate with the Yibin City and Xingwen County Emergency Management Bureaus to assess the seismic situation. It instructed local authorities to thoroughly verify disaster conditions and prepare for emergency response measures. Yibin City and Xingwen County swiftly activated earthquake emergency protocols, with emergency management, firefighting, and other departments deploying to affected areas to conduct earthquake relief operations, verify disaster conditions, and oversee the suspension of operations and evacuation of personnel from high-risk industries.

As of 9:00 AM on October 10, no casualties or collapsed buildings have been reported. Netizens in multiple locations across Sichuan, Guizhou, and Chongqing reported feeling the tremors and receiving earthquake early warnings. It is understood that within a 200-kilometer radius of the epicenter, 212 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or higher have occurred over the past five years. The largest was a 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Luxian County, Luzhou City, Sichuan Province on September 16, 2021 (122 kilometers from the current epicenter). Relevant departments will continue to monitor the situation in the affected areas to ensure the safety of people's lives and property.