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  2. 2022 Qinghai earthquake - Wikipedia

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    The earthquake occurred as a result of shallow (10 km depth) strike-slip faulting at the northeastern Tibetan Plateau. It ruptured a fault located near the Qilian Mountains. The geological structure responsible was the Lenglongling Fault, a segment of the Haiyuan Fault System. The rupture was mostly confined to 0–8 km within the upper crust.

  3. Urgency mounts in search for survivors of powerful Tibet ...

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    Analysis shows a magnitude 5 to 6 quake could occur in the same area in the near future, Meng Hui, deputy head of Tibet's earthquake administration, said at the news conference.

  4. China's earthquake survivors endure frigid temperatures and ...

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    Together with 198 in Qinghai, that brought the total injured close to 1,000. Villagers in Yangwa bundled up against the cold and ate instant noodle soup being served in a tent of translucent green ...

  5. China has started erecting temporary housing units after an ...

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    Hundreds of temporary one-room housing units were being set up Thursday in northwest China for survivors of an earthquake that destroyed more than 14,000 homes and killed at least 135 people ...

  6. China Earthquake Networks Center - Wikipedia

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    The China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC; Chinese: 中国地震台网中心; pinyin: Zhōngguó dìzhèn tái wǎng zhōngxīn) is an institution under the China Earthquake Administration. [1] Established on October 18, 2004, it is one of the most important hubs of China 's earthquake disaster reduction network and the basis of information ...

  7. A dozen still missing after China's earthquake - AOL

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    A dozen people were still missing on Thursday after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Gansu province late Monday and netizens questioned the speed at which rescue operations ended.

  8. 1738 Dangjiang earthquake - Wikipedia

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    Qinghai lies within the eastern part of the Tibetan Plateau, which is a result of the ongoing collision between the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. This huge area of thickened crust is spreading eastwards. The plateau is divided into several blocks bounded by large WNW-ESE trending left lateral strike-slip fault zones.

  9. Chinese earthquake victims pulled to safety in sub-zero cold

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    The magnitude 6.2 earthquake jolted Jishishan county near the border straddling Gansu and Qinghai provinces a minute before midnight on Monday, sending frightened residents out of homes into the ...