XINING, June 17 (Xinhua) -- One person has been confirmed dead and eight others injured as of 11 p.m. Tuesday, after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Qinghai Province, rescuers said.
The injured have left the hospital after receiving treatment, according to the earthquake's rescue and relief headquarters on site.
Thousands of residents, students and teachers from local primary and high schools and kindergartens have been evacuated to five makeshift resettlement sites, with necessities provided.
Local scenic areas have been closed and tourists have been relocated to neighboring cities.
To date, relief supplies from central and local governments have been allocated to the affected area, with more than 1,000 rescuers and nearly 200 vehicles on site.
The quake struck at 5:06 p.m. Tuesday at a depth of 10 km, with the epicenter at 37.80 degrees north latitude and 95.56 degrees east longitude, said a report issued by the China Earthquake Networks Center. ■
