China Quake, at least 54 Killed

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Jumat, 19 Oktober 2018 22:49 WIB

A resident carrying an injured victim of the Sichuan quake (4/20). A similar earthquake happened in the same province five years ago. AP Photo

TEMPO.CO, Beijing - At least 54 people were killed and almost 300 severely injured after two earthquakes struck northwest China early Monday. The US Geological Survey said the initial 5.9 magnitude quake hit at 7:45 am local time, with its epicenter at 151 kilometers west of Beidao, Gansu province.

A second 5.6 magnitude tremor hit the same region at 9:12 am and was 10.1 kilometres deep, USGS said. China's earthquake center reported that the second quake had a higher magnitude of 6.6 SR, as reported by Xinhua news agency.

Disaster relief agencies have sent 500 tents and 2,000 quilts to the quake-hit region, Xinhua reported.

Much of western China is prone to earthquakes. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake in the Sichuan province killed about 200 people earlier this year. Five years ago, almost 90,000 people were killed in a huge tremor in the same province.

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