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Dec 20, 2023 · A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation’s deadliest quake in nine years.
Dec 19, 2023 · At least 127 people have been killed in north-west China in the country's deadliest earthquake for years. The 6.2 magnitude quake hit mountainous Gansu province around midnight on Monday...
Sep 5, 2022 · At least 65 people have been killed after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit southwestern China, state media said. The quake struck at 13:00 local time (05:00 GMT) on Monday in Sichuan province...
Three people have died after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake rocked a mountainous and remote part of China’s far western Xinjiang region early Tuesday. State broadcaster CCTV reported that a...
Jan 23, 2024 · UCHTURPAN, China (AP) — A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in a remote part of China’s western Xinjiang region killed at least three people and caused extensive damage in freezing weather, officials said Tuesday while suggesting that the area’s sparse population contributed to the “very strong” quake’s low death toll.
Dec 19, 2023 · Gansu quake is China's deadliest in 13 years. In terms of casualties, the Gansu earthquake is the deadliest China has seen since the devastating 2010 earthquake in Yushu, Qinghai...
Dec 19, 2023 · A magnitude 6.2 quake struck Gansu and Qinghai provinces in December 2023, destroying or damaging over 155,000 homes and cutting power and communication lines. Rescue workers, soldiers and volunteers searched for survivors and provided shelter, food and blankets in the freezing cold.
