Residents took shelter in the
street after the earthquake measuring 5.9 degrees hit Dingxi in Gansu
province, a region of mountains, desert and pastureland with a population of
26 million,
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At least 20 people have been
killed and 296 others injured. The deaths and injuries were reported in Min
County and other rural southern parts of the municipality.
Dingxi mayor Mr. Tang said damage was worst in the
counties of Zhang and Min, where scores of homes were damaged and telephone
and electricity services knocked out.
Shaking was felt in the provincial capital
of Lanzhou 177km north, and as far away as Xian, 400km to the east,leading to
Chandeliers wobble and vibrating windows that made lots of noisy although there
aren't any cracks in the walls. Shop assistants poured out onto the streets when the shaking
began," said a front desk clerk at the Wuyang Hotel in the Zhang County
seat, about 40km from the epicentre.
The US Geological Survey, which
monitors such events, said the initial 5.9 magnitude quake hit at 7:45am
(23:45 GMT on Sunday), with its epicentre 151km west of Beidao in Gansu
province at a depth of just 9.8km.
A second 5.6 magnitude tremor hit
the same region at 01:12 GMT at a depth of 10.1km, the USGS said
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