Baku, May 22, AZERTAC
No casualties have been reported after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake jolted northwest China s Qinghai Province Saturday, said local authorities, according to Xinhua.
The quake struck Maduo County of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the province at 2:04 a.m. Saturday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
The tremor was felt strongly by residents in the provincial capital city of Xining, which is 385 km away from the county seat of Maduo.
The epicenter was monitored at 34.59 degrees north latitude and 98.34 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 17 km.
So far there have been no reports of casualties and house collapses, with normal operation of power and communication networks, local officials reported.
Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake Strikes Central China
Prior to the 7.3-magnitude earthquake which struck China on Saturday, a 6.1-magnitude earthquake was reported in southwestern China on Friday.
Associated Press (AP) 22 May 2021, Last Updated at 8:42 am
In this photo released by China s Xinhua News Agency, medical workers treat a woman after an earthquake in Yangbi Yi Autonomous County in southwestern China s Yunnan Province, early Saturday, May 22, 2021. A pair of strong earthquakes struck two provinces in China overnight on Saturday. Hu Chao/Xinhua via AP Associated Press (AP) 2021-05-22T08:40:00+05:30 Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake Strikes Central China outlookindia.com 2021-05-22T08:42:29+05:30
A 7.3-magnitude quake hit Southern Qinghai, China early Saturday. The quake was centered about 10 kilometers (6 miles) deep in central China, about 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) north of an earlier quake.
KUNMING, May 22 (Xinhua) At least 3 people were killed and 27 others injured as of 6 a.m. Saturday after a series of earthquakes jolted Yangbi Yi Autonomous
2021-05-22 08:35:24 GMT2021-05-22 16:35:24(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) China s Ministry of Transport on Saturday launched a Level II emergency response, the second highest of the four-tier system of emergency responses, after a series of earthquakes rattled southwest China s Yunnan Province and northwestern Qinghai Province.
Some sections of the highways near the quake-hit areas in Yunnan were damaged by falling rocks, causing traffic disruptions, while several bridges near the affected region in Qinghai collapsed, the ministry said.
The ministry is working with local transport authorities on damage checks and road repairs, it said.
Four earthquakes over 5.0-magnitude struck Yangbi Yi Autonomous County in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday Beijing Time. The tremors were felt in all 12 counties and cities of the prefecture, with Yangbi being the worst hit.
BEIJING: A series of strong earthquakes rattled northwest and southwest China, leaving at least two people dead, local officials and seismologists said early on Saturday.Both Qinghai province in the northwest on the Tibetan plateau and Yunnan province in southwestern China are areas prone to earthquakes. And both tremors were shallow, meaning they generally.