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Earthquake Kills Dozens in Northwest China

Earthquake Kills Dozens in Northwest China

14 April 2010 08:11 (UTC +04:00)

The quake, which struck at 7:49 a.m. in Qinghai Province, was reported as having a magnitude of 7.1 by Chinaâ€™s earthquake administration. According to Xinhua, the earthquake struck 240 miles southeast of Golmud, a town of about 130,000 on the Tibetan plateau. Golmud is perhaps best known as the site of the worldâ€™s largest salt lake.
The China Earthquake Networks Center said epicenter had been in Yushu County, an area sparsely populated with farmers and herders, mostly ethnic Tibetans. China National Radio said that 90 percent of the homes in the area had collapsed but that schools and government buildings had largely remained standing.

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