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The 6.2 magnitude quake flattened mountain villages in one of the country's poorest regions.

The shallow 6.2 magnitude quake struck near the border of Gansu and Qinghai, sending people rushing onto the streets.

5.5-magnitude earthquake hits Xinjiang in China

At least 111 people were killed in a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in a cold and mountainous region in northwestern China, the country's state media reported on Tuesday.

BEIJING (AP) — At least 111 people were killed in a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in a cold and mountainous region in northwestern China, the country’s state media reported on Tuesday. Search and rescue operations were underway in Gansu province and neighbouring Qinghai province. The earthquake left more than 230 people injured, damaged houses and roads, […]

The earthquake damaged houses, roads, as well as other infrastructures, state-run Xinhua news agency quoted eyewitnesses from the area as saying.

Temperatures are below freezing in high-altitude areas and rescuers should be on guard for secondary disasters, says President Xi.

A magnitude-6.2 earthquake has jolted a remote and mountainous region on the northern edge of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau...