5.9-magnitude quake shakes China’s central Qinghai province

August 18, 2026

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BEIJING, China (AFP)—A shallow earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck in China’s central Qinghai province early Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.

The quake was situated in a mountainous rural area, 269 kilometers southeast of the city of Dunhuang and had a depth of 10 kilometers.

The China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) registered the tremor at a magnitude 5.6, Xinhua reported.

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