Eight injured in quake in Northwest China
( 2003-11-13 20:41) (Xinhua)
As of 2:30 p.m. Thursday, eight people were confirmed injured in the earthquake earlier in the day in northwest China's Gansu Province with no deaths reported, according to local officials.
The eight injured, all from Zhongzai Township of Minxian County, have been hospitalized. Two of them, one old elderly and one child, were in a critical condition, said Wei Zhirong, secretary of the county committee of Communist Party of China.
In addition, according to the Gansu Provincial Seismological Bureau, more than 10 houses collapsed in the tremor and the bureau has dispatched work teams to the quake-hit areas for a further investigation.
The earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hit the area between Minxian, Lintan and Jone counties in Gansu at 10^According to the Chinese seismological monitoring network, the epicenter of the quake, 150 kilometers south of Lanzhou, capital of Gansu, is located at 34.7 degrees north latitude, 103.9 degrees east longitude.
Minxian County has a population of 440,000, Lintan County 150, 000, and Jone County 100,000.
On Oct. 25, two earthquakes, measuring 6.1 and 5.8 on the Richter scale, also rattled areas between Minle and Shandan counties of the province, killing nine people and injuring 49 others.
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