Tag: China quake

Relief efforts continue for those stranded in China quake

JIUZHAIGOU COUNTY,  China (Reuters) — Evacuations continued on Thursday (August 10) after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck a remote, mountainous part of China’s southwestern province of Sichuan, killing 19 people, including eight tourists, and injuring 263, state newspaper Global times said. The quake hit a sparsely populated area 200 kilometers (120 miles) northwest of the city of Guangyuan late on Tuesday (August 8) at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), the United States Geological Survey […]

At least 4 killed, 20 injured in 6.4 magnitude quake in China

  JULY 3 (Reuters) — Surveillance footage released on Friday (July 3) by Chinese state television showed the moment a 6.4 earthquake struck a rural part of China’s far western Xinjiang region. At least four people were killed and more than 20 injured when the earthquake hit Guma County of Hotan Prefecture on Friday morning, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said. The footage showed the walls of a local supermarket shaking, with goods falling from shelves. […]