China’s Qinghai hit by 5.9-magnitude earthquake: USGS

19 Aug 2026 • 9:29 AM MYT
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A shallow 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck China’s central Qinghai province early Wednesday, with the tremor occurring at a depth of 10 kilometres.

BEIJING: A shallow earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck in China’s central Qinghai province early Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.

The quake was situated in a mountainous rural area, 269 kilometers southeast of the city of Dunhuang and had a depth of 10 kilometers.

The China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) registered the tremor at a magnitude 5.6, Xinhua reported.

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