Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Qinghai, China

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.