No fewer than 100 people have died and another 220 are injured following an earthquake in north-west China on Monday, state media report.
According to Washington Post, the magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck in Gansu at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers (six miles) just before midnight on Monday, the China Earthquake Networks Center said.
The US Geological Survey says the quake had a magnitude of 5.9 and a depth of 10km (six miles).Rescue efforts were under way early on Tuesday morning.
The U.S. Geological Survey measured the magnitude at 5.9.
By mid-morning, 105 people had been confirmed dead in Gansu and another 397 injured, including 16 in critical condition, Han Shujun, a spokesperson for the provincial emergency management department, said at a news conference.
Eleven others were killed and at least 140 injured in Qinghai, according to state media.
Search and rescue operations were underway in Gansu and neighboring Qinghai provinces.
The earthquake left more than 500 people injured, severely damaged houses and roads, and knocked out power and communication lines, according to the media reports
