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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - The quake was at a depth of 35km (21.75 miles) with its epicentre located 102km west-southwest of Lanzhou, China, EMSC said. — Reuters pic
BEIJING, Dec 19 ― Eighty-six people have died and 96 people were injured after an earthquake hit the Gansu-Qinghai border region in China today, according to a report by state news agency Xinhua.
The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) had pegged the earthquake at a magnitude 6.1 in the region.
The quake was at a depth of 35km (21.75 miles) with its epicentre located 102km west-southwest of Lanzhou, China, EMSC said.
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China's national commission for disaster prevention, reduction and relief and Ministry of Emergency Management have activated a level-IV disaster relief emergency, Xinhua reported.
A work team has been dispatched to the affected areas to assess the impact of the disaster and to provide guidance for local relief operations, the report added. ― Reuters
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