No casualties reported yet after 6.9-magnitude quake hits Qinghai

The China Railway Qinghai-Tibet Group Co., Ltd. launched an emergency response in the wake of the quake, including closing relevant railway lines, suspending all the trains which are in operation on these lines, and sending personnel to check the railway lines in the affected area.

The China Railway Lanzhou Group Co., Ltd. said the train service on some sections of the Lanzhou-Xinjiang high-speed railway line was suspended since the quake had left several tunnels on the line damaged.

The neighboring Gansu province has also activated a Level III emergency response and sent 90 forest firefighters to the affected areas for rescue, according to the provincial earthquake relief headquarters.