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1 person killed, 4 injured as a result of a 6.3 magnitude earthquake in northwest China

1 person killed, 4 injured as a result of a 6.3 magnitude earthquake in northwest China

Published on: 2026-06-16

Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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Xining, June 16 /Xinhua/ — As of 18:40 on Tuesday, one person died and four others were injured as a result of a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in the Haixi Mongol-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province /Northwest China/.

The earthquake occurred at 17:06 Beijing time. The epicenter of the underground tremors was located at the point with coordinates 37.80 degrees north latitude and 95.56 degrees east longitude. The hypocenter was at a depth of 10 km.

The seismological administration of Qinghai province sent a working group to the area affected by the earthquake to assist local authorities in responding to the emergency.

According to the provincial department for emergency management, at 18:10 an emergency response mechanism of level II was activated in connection with the earthquake. -0-

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