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Earthquake measuring 5.6 hits western China

14 August 2022 16:00

An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale occurred in China’s western Qinghai province on August 14.

The epicentre was at a distance of 204 kilometres from Nagqu city, in which 30,000 people live, TASS reports, citing the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre.

Earthquake measuring 5.6 hits western China

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