BREAKING: Earthquake Kills 75, Injures 400 In North-West China

Date: 22-07-2013 4:02 pm (10 years ago) | Author: franel
- at 22-07-2013 04:02 PM (10 years ago)
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The confirmed death toll in China rose to 75 with 400 injured after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit north-western China’s Gansu province on Monday, the government said.

The earthquake which destroyed hundreds of homes in Gansu’s Minxian and Zhangxian counties at 7:45 a.m. (2345 GMT Sunday) was felt in nearby cities, the Gansu Seismological Bureau reported.

The U.S. Geological Survey estimated the magnitude at 5.9 while initial reports by the China Earthquake Networks Centre and the Gansu provincial seismological bureau estimated it at 6.6.


Posted: at 22-07-2013 04:02 PM (10 years ago) | Hero