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5.4-magnitude quake hits west China

An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted the border area of Sichuan and Gansu provinces in western China at 5:58 a.m. Tuesday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicenter, with a depth of 2 [...]

Posted On : Nov, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Moderate 5.7-magnitude earthquake rattles central China

A moderate earthquake rattled central China on Saturday morning, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The 5.7-magnitude earthquake at 10.29 a.m. local time (0229 GMT) was centered about 80 kilo [...]

Posted On : May, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Death toll from China earthquake reaches 760

According to the Yushu Earthquake Relief Headquarters, there were still 234 people missing after Wednesday's earthquake. Of the injured, 1,174 have been in a critical condition, and 4,200 other have already been treated and released [...]

Posted On : Apr, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

Hundreds killed as earthquake rocks China

A strong earthquake has rocked the Tibetan plateau in China, killing at least 300 people, injuring 8,000 and leaving many others trapped in collapsed mud-built homes.The magnitude 6.9 tremor shook the town of Yushu in northwestern Qingha [...]

Posted On : Apr, 14 2010 | Comments : 0

article imageModerate 5.1 earthquake hits southwest China, i...

On Thursday, an earthquake measuring at 5.1-magnitude struck the southwest region of Yunnan in China, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake’s depth was measured at 24.4 miles and was located 60 miles of n [...]

Posted On : Feb, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits southwestern China

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck China's southwestern province of Yunnan on Thursday. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake struck at 12:56 p.m. local time (0456 GMT) in Chuxiong prefecture, about 60 miles [...]

Posted On : Feb, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes China

In international news, A moderate earthquake jolted southwestern China on Sunday, killing one person, injuring 11 others and damaging over 100 homes.The US Geological Survey says the quake registered at a magnitude of 5 point 2.The Sichu [...]

Posted On : Feb, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

5.1-magnitude earthquake hits NW China's Qinghai

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted a prefecture in northwest China's Qinghai Province Thursday morning, said the National Seismological Network of China. The quake struck the Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of H [...]

Posted On : Nov, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

Earthquake hits NW China's Qinghai

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit northwest China's Qinghai Province early Monday morning, said the China Earthquake Administration.China's earthquake monitoring network detected a 5.0-magnitude earthquake in the Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Au [...]

Posted On : Aug, 31 2009 | Comments : 0

6.4-magnitude earthquake jolts NW China

An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale struck the remote Qinghai Province in northwest China at 9:52 am Friday, the China Earthquake Administration said, but no casualties have been reported. A total of 128 aftershocks had been re [...]

Posted On : Aug, 28 2009 | Comments : 0

2 killed in earthquake in SW China

An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale late Saturday left two people dead and one slightly injured in southwest China's Chongqing municipality, the municipal government said Monday. A total of 425 people in Rongchang county we [...]

Posted On : Aug, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

China: Earthquake Causes Minor Damage To Some 8,000 Homes

An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale shook Mianzhu City, southwest of Sichuan Province, saw minor damange to more than 8,000 homes, the China National Seismological Network reported Tuesday. The earthquake which took happened a [...]

Posted On : Jul, 01 2009 | Comments : 0

Earthquake leaves 331 families homeless in NW China

At least 331 families have been left homeless by a 5.2-magnitude earthquake that hit northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Friday, the government announced Monday.The Ministry of Civil Affairs said the quake damaged the home [...]

Posted On : Feb, 24 2009 | Comments : 0

China Chooses New Site For Quake-Levelled Town

Beichuan was one of the places worst hit by the 7.9 magnitude tremor, which fewer than 4,400 of its 13,000 inhabitants survived. Around 70 percent of the town's buildings were toppled.The survivors' misery in subsequent weeks was compounded [...]