According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake struck the Qinghai region of the country at 15:36 IST. As of now, there were no reports of any injuries or casualties.
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A total of 74 people have been rescued so far while 4,298 were evacuated, China's Ministry of Emergency Management said. It added that property worth over 15.3 million yuan (about $2.16 million) was also saved.
A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck China's Gansu and Qinghai provinces, killing at least 127 people and leaving over 700 injured. Chinese President Xi Jinping called for an all-out search and rescue efforts to minimise the casualties in the tremor-hit region.
The US Geological Survey put the magnitude at 5.4. According to the local media reports, the quake caused 74 houses to collapse and 20 people were injured.
China earthquake: According to European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake occurred 111 km South East of Aral at 5:49 am (local time).
A magnitude 6.8 quake hit Sichuan province last week, with much of the damage concentrated in the Ganze Tibetan Autonomous Region in the province, 25 people remain missing as of Sunday evening.
China earthquake: The temblor shook buildings in the provincial capital of Chengdu, whose 21 million residents are already under a COVID-19 lockdown.
China earthquake: The Tibetan plateau is known to be prone to heavy earthquakes as it sits right over the place where the tectonic Eurasian and Indian plates meet, often colliding with huge force.
The epicentre, with a depth of 17 km, was monitored at 30.4 degrees north latitude and 102.9 degrees east longitude, the CENC said. Sichuan province suffered China's deadliest 7.9-magnitude earthquake in 2008 in which 90,000 people were killed.
The tremors hit 87 km WNW of Zangguy, and 92 km South-East of Shache.
Records state a minimum of 2,42,000 people had died due to the impact of the Tangshan earthquake. However, media reports also claimed the death toll was thrice as mentioned in government records.
At least 3 people were killed and 27 others injured after a series of earthquakes that jolted Yangbi Yi Autonomous County in China's Yunnan Province on Friday, local authorities said.
USGS geophysicist Jonathan Tytell said the agency expects “significant economic losses” and damage from the quake, but that it’s centered in a mostly rural area. There were no immediate reports of deaths.
The epicentre of the earthquake was China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. There were no immediate reports of any loss of life or damage to property.
A total of 150 rescuers and 34 vehicles have been dispatched to the quake-hit area. So far, no casualties or damage to the property was reported.
Eleven people were killed and 122 injured after China's Sichuan province was hit by two strong earthquakes since Monday night, according to the state media.
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Taiwan today, the U.S Geological Survey said. The quake struck at a depth of 7.8 km, it said.
A powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake has jolted a popular tourist destination in China's southwest Sichuan province, killing 13 people and injuring 175 others
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee has conveyed his "sincere grief" and "sympathy" over the loss of life and property in the earthquake that jolted China Aug 3.In his message to the Chinese President Xi Jinping,
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