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Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Strikes Northwestern China

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BEIJING (Sputnik) - A magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit China's northwestern province of Qinghai on Wednesday, the national seismological centre said. 16.06.2021, Sputnik International

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Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Strikes Northwestern China

12:43 GMT 16.06.2021 (Updated: 13:08 GMT 09.02.2023)

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BEIJING (Sputnik) - A magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit China's northwestern province of Qinghai on Wednesday, the national seismological centre 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 epicentre at a depth of 10 kilometres.

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 21 May near Mado County in the Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. A total of 18 people were injured as a result of the quake.