Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Strikes Northwestern China - Seismologists
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published June 16, 2021 | 05:30 PM
BEIJING (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 16th June, 2021) A magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit China's northwestern province of Qinghai on Wednesday, the national seismological center said.
The tremor was recorded at 4:48 p.m. local time (08:48 GMT) near Mannai County in the Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, with the epicenter at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.
2 miles).
There are no reports on casualties or damage so far.
Last month, a more powerful earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.4, struck the province. The tremor was recorded on May 21 near Mado County in the Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. A total of 18 people were injured as a result of the quake.
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