China News Service, Xining, January 8 (Li Jun) At 01:45 on January 08, an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 occurred in Menyuan County, Beizhou, Qinghai (37.77 degrees north latitude, 101.26 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.
Huangcheng Mongolian Township, which is the closest to the epicenter, has yet to receive reports of casualties.
The average altitude within 5 kilometers of the epicenter was about 3,674 meters. The population near the epicenter was relatively sparse, and it was 16 kilometers away from the nearest imperial city, Mongolian township.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred in Menyuan, Qinghai, which was felt in many places. According to a reporter from Chinanews.com, the Mongolian Township, Huangcheng, Menyuan County, which is the closest to the epicenter, has not received any reports of casualties.
According to Wang Zhenlong, a staff member of the Huangcheng Township Government, the local area has not yet received reports of casualties and livestock. There are currently cracks in the walls of houses and sheds. Traffic, communications, and power grids are operating normally. Other aspects are still under investigation.
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