Earthquake Jolts Northern China's Qinghai Province

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Earthquake Jolts Northern China's Qinghai Province

The city of Delingha and its neighboring areas in northern part of Qinghai province, northwest China, were hit by an earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale at 8:48 a.m. Thursday.

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The city of Delingha and its neighboring areas in northern part of Qinghai province, northwest China, were hit by an earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale at 8:48 a.m. Thursday.

So far, there have been no immediate reports of damage or injury.

The epicenter was approximately 50 kilometers from Delingha at 37.5 degrees north 96.8 degrees east, according to a source with China's Seismological Forecast Network Thursday.

The city of Delingha was shaken violently, and minor shocks were felt at Golmud and other adjacent areas. And cracks were visible on some houses in Dachaidan town in the vicinity.

An investigative team from the Qinghai Provincial Seismological Bureau has rushed to the quake affected areas to look into the situation.

The far western region of Xinjiang, which borders Qinghai to the northwest, was hit Feb. 24 by a powerful quake of magnitude 6.8 that killed 268 people.

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