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Two earthquakes strike China's Qinghai province

28-07-2026 09:34 AM


Ammon News - A ​magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck remote Xinghai ‌county in the northwestern Chinese province of Qinghai on Tuesday at ​11:16 a.m. (0316 GMT), with ​a second quake of magnitude 5.8 ⁠following 18 minutes later, the ​China Earthquake Networks Centre said.

Both ​quakes had a focal depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), with the epicentre located in a ​sparsely populated, high-altitude area about ​244 km (152 miles) from Xining, the capital ‌of ⁠Qinghai. Noticeable tremors were felt in Xining, state-run Xinhua news agency said.

Authorities have not ​yet received ​any ⁠reports of casualties or building collapses and "public order ​remains stable overall," Xinhua ​said. ⁠Emergency response teams are on their way to the epicentre, ⁠it ​said.


Reuters




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