China: Earthquake: 2003/10/25
GLIDE: EQ-2003-000519-CHN
| Period | 2003/10/25 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | China |
| Event Type | Earthquake |
| Outline | Two strong earthquakes have shaken northwestern China, killing at least eight people and injuring scores others. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| OCHA Situation Report 2003/10/23 | ||
| Killed: Nine people Injured:over 40 people Affected:137,000 people |
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Report/Articles
OCHA Situation Report 2003/10/23
The quake-hit areas in northwest China's Gansu province received a total of 16.06 million yuan (1.93 million US dollars) in emergency relief funds Monday.
Reuters Alertnet 2003/10/27
Two quakes measuring 6.1 and 5.8 on the Richter scale rocked the province of Gansu on Saturday, killing at least nine people and injuring 43, six seriously.
BBC news 2003/10/26
At least four people have been killed and 25 injured by two earthquakes in northwestern China.
Yahoo asia News 2003 /10/26
In northwestern China after two powerful tremors shook the remote, earthquake prone region, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens.
CNN News 2003/10/25
The magnitude 6.1 and 5.8 earthquakes jolted Minle and Shandan counties in Gansu province, about 750 miles (1,200 kilometers) northwest of Beijing, Saturday night, causing more than 10,000 homes to collapse.
Geographycal Data
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Magnitude 5.0 GANSU, CHINA
2003 October 25 13:25:22 UTC
Pictures
Yahoo asia News 2003/10/26 World Photos - AP
Photo taken in Shandan in northwest China's Gansu Province, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003 shows a house destroyed by a strong earthquake.