No casualties reported yet after 6.9-magnitude quake hits Qinghai-Xinhua

No casualties reported yet after 6.9-magnitude quake hits Qinghai

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2022-01-08 08:34:45

Fire fighters rally for rescue in Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Jan. 8, 2022. (Xinhua)

XINING, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- A 6.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Menyuan County in northwest China's Qinghai Province at 1:45 a.m. Saturday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter was monitored at 37.77 degrees north latitude and 101.26 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 10 km, the CENC said.

No casualties have been reported so far, according to a press conference held by the provincial information office early Saturday morning.

Fire fighters rally for rescue in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Jan. 8, 2022. A 6.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Menyuan County in northwest China's Qinghai Province at 1:45 a.m. Saturday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter was monitored at 37.77 degrees north latitude and 101.26 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 10 km, the CENC said.

No casualties have been reported so far, according to a press conference held by the provincial information office early Saturday morning. (Xinhua)