A 6.6 magnitude earthquake in China's western Gansu province killed 47 people and seriously injured another 270, state media said on Monday. The quake hit Minxian County and Zhangxian County, about 170 km from the province's capital Lanzhou, at 7:45 a.m., the official Xinhua news agency said. A second 5.6 earthquake struck the same region at 9:12 a.m. Xinhua said. The United States Geological Survey said the initial quake had a magnitude of 5.9.
6,6 earthquake claims 47 lives in China
earthquake in China's western Gansu province killed 47 people.
22 Temmuz 2013 Pazartesi 00:45
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