A strong earthquake ripped through China's northwestern Gansu
Province. The quake, measuring 6.6 on Richter scale, shook the area at
the junction of the Minxian County and Zhangxian County. The epicenter,
with a depth of 20 km, was 170 km away from the provincial capital
Lanzhou. A 5.6-magnitude quake jolted the same area later in the
morning.
Communication was cut off in 13 towns of Zhangxian County. The
Minxian County government stated that most of the townships in the
county have been affected by the quake.
The townships of Meichuan and Puma were seriously hit. Many homes in
the quake-hit region collapsed. The earthquake was also felt in Tianshui
city and the provincial capital city of Lanzhou besides in the cities
of Xi'an, Baoji and Xianyang in neighboring Shaanxi Province.
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