At least 131 killed, 700 injured in China’s deadliest earthquake in 9 years
A man inspects a damaged building after an earthquake at Dahejia in Jishishan County in northwest China's Gansu province on December 20, 2023. Survivors of China's deadliest earthquake in years huddled in aid tents on Wednesday after overnight temperatures plunged well below zero, with the death toll rising to 131.
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The quake's epicenter was in Jishishan county, Gansu, near the Qinghai border, The Associated Press reported, adding that it occurred at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles, intensifying its impact. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the magnitude at 5.9. The tremors were felt as far as Lanzhou, Gansu's capital, about 60 miles northeast of the epicenter.
The disaster left residents in dire conditions, with many spending the night in tents in freezing temperatures, the newswire noted.
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