Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Qinghai, China
The epicenter of the quake was at a distance of 102 kilometers west-southwest of Lanzhou
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Beijing: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck China Monday evening in the northwest Gansu province, the United States Geological Survey said.
The earthquake hit at a depth of 10 kilometers (six miles) some 100 kilometers from the province's capital of Lanzhou at 11:59 pm local time (1559 GMT), according to USGS.
Earthquakes are not uncommon in the country. In August a shallow 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck eastern China, injuring 23 people and collapsing dozens of buildings.