6.2 magnitude quake strikes northwestern China

A strong earthquake struck the mountainous Gansu （甘肅） province in northwestern China before midnight on 18 December, 2023, killing at least 149 people and injuring more than 970. Thousands of houses have been reported damaged. Hundreds and thousands of residents were left outside in a below-freezing （零度以下） winter night.   The earthquake was China’s deadliest （最致命的） since 2014, when more than 600 people were killed ...Read More