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A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck China's Qinghai province early Wednesday at 7:49 a.m. local time. Many people were probably still at home and kids were just about to school.
The USGS also recorded three strong aftershocks all within two hours of the first quake. The aftershocks were of magnitudes 5.8, 5.2 and 5.3.
The USGS also recorded three strong aftershocks all within two hours of the first quake. The aftershocks were of magnitudes 5.8, 5.2 and 5.3.
About 300 people were killed, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported, adding that another 8,000 have been injured. "We have to mainly rely on our hands to clear away the debris as we have no large excavating machines," police officer Shi Huajie told Xinhua. "We have no medical equipment, either."[CNN]
"Soldiers have been dispatched to save the people buried in the collapsed houses," local official Huang Limin was quoted as saying by China's state news agency Xinhua.[BBC]
Maybe conspiracy theorist will again say that this is another doing of HAARP.
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