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Earthquake in NW China

At least 300 people have died and others are trapped under rubble after a magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck China's Qinghai province, officials say.
The powerful tremor hit remote Yushu county, 500km (310 miles) south-west of provincial capital Xining, at 0749 (2349 GMT), at a shallow depth of 10km.

Source: GlideNumber, BBC

 

 

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Earthquake in NW China (14/4/2010)

Status Update: 05/05/2010

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Disaster Information
Name: 
Earthquake in NW China
Region: 
Northwest China
Occurance Date: 
14/04/2010
latitude: 
33.1
longitude: 
96.7