Strong 5.7-magnitude earthquake rattles central China
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Pastor Dale Morgan
May 29, 2010, 4:06:31 PM5/29/10
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Strong 5.7-magnitude earthquake rattles central China
GYEGU, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — A moderate earthquake rattled central China on Saturday morning, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The 5.7-magnitude earthquake at 10.29 a.m. local time (0229 GMT) was centered about 80 kilometers (50 miles) west-northwest of Gyêgu, a town in the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of China’s Qinghai province. It struck about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) deep, making it a shallow earthquake, according to the China Earthquake Network Center.
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from Saturday’s earthquake.
The earthquake struck close to the epicenter of a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck the region on April 14. The earthquake killed at least 2,220 people and left more than 12,000 others injured.
Strong 5.7-magnitude earthquake rattles central China
GYEGU, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — A moderate earthquake rattled central China on Saturday morning, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The 5.7-magnitude earthquake at 10.29 a.m. local time (0229 GMT) was centered about 80 kilometers (50 miles) west-northwest of Gyêgu, a town in the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of China’s Qinghai province. It struck about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) deep, making it a shallow earthquake, according to the China Earthquake Network Center.
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from Saturday’s earthquake.
The earthquake struck close to the epicenter of a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck the region on April 14. The earthquake killed at least 2,220 people and left more than 12,000 others injured.
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