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Magnitude 6.5 earthquake in Sichuan, China
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/08/deaths-reported-quake-hits-china-sichuan-province-170808160907772.html<snip>
At least seven people have been killed, and dozens injured after a strong earthquake struck the southwestern region of China, according to the official Xinhua news agency.
China's National Commission for Disaster Reduction reported that the magnitude 6.5 quake hit Sichuan province on Tuesday, and warned that the death toll could be higher.
More than 130,000 houses may be damaged, it said in a statement posted on its website, based on a preliminary analysis of the disaster.
The Sichuan earthquake agency said the epicentre of the tremor was in Ngawa prefecture, largely populated by ethnic Tibetans, many of whom are nomadic herders, but also close to the Jiuzhaigou nature reserve, a popular tourist destination.
Al Jazeera's Rob McBride, reporting from Beijing, said there had been reports that the magnitude of the quake could be as high as 7, adding that it was shallow in depth at 15km below the earth's surface.
