Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Chinese earthquake kills 75, nearly 500 injured

BEIJING (AP) ? China says the death toll from a shallow earthquake in country's northwest has risen to 75.

The quake struck a dry, hilly farming area in western China early Monday near the city of Dingxi in Gansu province.

The government's earthquake monitoring service said an additional 459 people were injured.

The center said the initial quake at 7:45 a.m. had a magnitude of 6.6 and subsequent tremors included one with a magnitude of 5.6.?

The center said it struck about 12 miles beneath the surface, while the Gansu provincial earthquake administration said it was just three miles deep.

The U.S. Geological Survey measured the magnitude of the initial quake at 5.9 and the depth at 6 miles.

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