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An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck northwest China’s Qinghai Province, the US Geological Survey said
(AFP)
A 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit Qinghai, a vast sparsely populated province in northwest China, in the early hours of Saturday morning, the United States Institute of Geological Studies said.
The epicenter of the earthquake, which struck at 1:45 a.m. Saturday (5:45 p.m. Friday) at a shallow depth of ten kilometers, was located about 140 kilometers northwest of the regional capital Xining, according to the US Geological Survey.
This was followed by a 5.1-magnitude aftershock 25 minutes later, still according to SKU
This Chinese province with numerous mountain ranges, few urbanized including vast meadows, is located on the Tibetan plateau.
In 2010, a 6.9-magnitude earthquake in Qinghai left 3,000 people dead or missing.
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