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The earthquake struck at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles) in Gansu’s Jishishan county, about 5 kilometers (3 miles) from the provincial boundary with Qinghai, the China ...
Hundreds of injured survivors are stranded in -15C conditions after 6.2-magnitude earthquake China earthquake – live: At least 126 dead as ‘golden window’ for survival shrunk by freezing ...
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Gansu in December killed 151 people and was China's deadliest quake in nine years. An earthquake that hit Sichuan in 2008 killed nearly 90,000 people.
The China Earthquake Networks Center gave the earthquake a magnitude of M s 7.1, [3] while the United States Geological Survey said the earthquake measured M ww 7.0. [2] It struck at 02:09 CST (18:09 UTC) [4] at a depth of 13 kilometers (8.1 miles). [2] The epicenter was located in a mountainous area with an average altitude of about 3,048 ...
One of China's most powerful earthquakes in recent years killed at least 149 people in a remote northwestern region, according to state media, with two people still missing after the magnitude 6.2 ...
The China Earthquake Networks Center said the seismic sequence was consistent with a mainshock–aftershock type event. Within 200 km (120 mi) of the earthquake's epicenter, only three earthquakes greater than magnitude 6.0 have occurred. [16] In 1936, a M s 6.8 earthquake caused significant destruction and deaths in Kangle County, Gansu. [17]
HAIDONG, China (Reuters) -Braving sub-zero cold, rescuers on Wednesday pulled to safety victims of an earthquake that rocked a remote area in China's northwestern Gansu province, while survivors ...
The 1290 Zhili earthquake occurred on 27 September with an epicenter near Ningcheng, Zhongshu Sheng , Yuan China. This region is today administered as part of Inner Mongolia, China. The earthquake had an estimated surface-wave magnitude of 6.8 and a maximum felt intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale. One estimate places the ...