This was the second such strike in the country, with earlier one reported from the country’s southwest that left at least two dead. The epicentre of the quake in Qinghai was located about 400 kliometres southwest of the city of Xining, US seismologists said.
“Earthquake of Magnitude: 7.0, Occurred on 21-05-2021, 23:34:14 IST, Lat: 34.65 & Long: 98.06, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Qinghai, China,” China’s National Center for Seismology tweeted.