China: Earthquake: 2010/04/14

Period	2010/04/14
Country or District	China
Event Type	Earthquake
Outline	A magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit a remote region of the Tibetan plateau in China, at 07:49 on 14 April 2010.

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Report/Articles

Xinhua English 2010/05/31
The death toll from the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that jolted Yushu of northwest China\'s Qinghai Province on April 14 has climbed to 2,698, with 270 people still missing, vice governor Zhang Guangrong said 31 May 2010.

Xinhua English 2010/04/26
Death toll in NW China quake rises to 2,220

Xinhua English 2010/04/25
The death toll from a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in northwest China\'s Qinghai Province on April 24 has climbed to 2,203

Xinhua English 2010/04/21
The death toll has climbed to 2,183 from a devastating earthquake in northwest China\'s Qinghai Province.

Xinhua English 2010/04/21
The 7.1-magnitude quake has left at least 2,064 people dead

Xinhua English 2010/04/20
Death toll rises to 2,039 in NW China quake

Xunhua English 2010/04/18
At least 1,706 were killed and 12,128 injured, according to Sunday\\\'s latest official tally.

Xinhua English 2010/04/16
Death toll rises to 760 in China quake

Xinhua English 2010/04/15
The death toll from a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in northwest China\'s Qinghai Province has risen to 617, rescuers said 15 April.

Xinhua English 2010/04/15
The death toll of China\'s Qinghai 7.1-magnitude earthquake rose to 589 as of 1:20 a.m. 15 April, according to the local quake-relief headquarters.

Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo
According to USGS, an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 occurred in Yushu County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province, China at 8:49am, April 14, Japan time (Local time: 7:49am).Following is a quick report of the event:

Reuters AlertNet 2010/04/14
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake on Wednesday killed about 300 people in the mountainous Tibetan Plateau in southwest China and left more than 8,000 injured as houses, schools and offices collapsed.

Reuters AlertNet 2010/04/14
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake killed at least 23 people and trapped many others in collapsed houses in the ethnic Tibetan town of Yushu, Qinghai province, on the mountainous Tibetan plateau.

Geographycal Data

OCHA ReliefWeb 2010/04/14
China: Qinghai Earthquake (as of 14 Apr 2010)

USGS 2010/04/13
M 6.9, Southern Qinghai, China (Tue 2010-04-13 23:49:37UTC)

USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Earthquake details, maps of epicenter, etc. Magnitude: 6.9 Date-Time: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 07:49:37 AM at epicenter Depth 10 km (6.2 miles)

Pictures

Xinhua News 2010.04.14
About 400 dead, 10,000 injured in 7.1-magnitude quake in China\'s Qinghai Map and photos are shown at the quake area.