An earthquake with a magnitude 7.1 hit this early morning the Chinese province of Qinghai, 67 deaths are reported, hundreds people buried in the rubbles, RIA Novosti reports.
According to the State Seismological Bureau of China, quakes were recorded in 07:49 a.m. (03:49 MT). The epicenter was at a depth of 33 km in the Yuyshu county of Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the southern Qinghai Province.
Chinese news agency "Zhongguo sinven" reports 90% of buildings destroyed in Yuyshu, cellular communication disrupted and electricity cut. The people were mostly in their single-story wood and clay houses as the quake came.
Qinghai Province, which borders the Tibetan Autonomous Region of China, is considered a relatively sparsely populated. According to 2008 data, there were 5.54 million inhabitants in the province. The county Yuyshu is inhabited by 67.000, living in an urban settlement and 8 villages.
There were two consecutive 4.8-magnitude quakes a few hours before the major earthquake occurred.
A 8-magnitude earthquake, the strongest over the past few decades in China, had hit Sichuan province in May 2008, killing over 87.000 people.
According to the State Seismological Bureau of China, quakes were recorded in 07:49 a.m. (03:49 MT). The epicenter was at a depth of 33 km in the Yuyshu county of Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the southern Qinghai Province.
Chinese news agency "Zhongguo sinven" reports 90% of buildings destroyed in Yuyshu, cellular communication disrupted and electricity cut. The people were mostly in their single-story wood and clay houses as the quake came.
Qinghai Province, which borders the Tibetan Autonomous Region of China, is considered a relatively sparsely populated. According to 2008 data, there were 5.54 million inhabitants in the province. The county Yuyshu is inhabited by 67.000, living in an urban settlement and 8 villages.
There were two consecutive 4.8-magnitude quakes a few hours before the major earthquake occurred.
A 8-magnitude earthquake, the strongest over the past few decades in China, had hit Sichuan province in May 2008, killing over 87.000 people.
