Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Published loading...Updated

Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Strikes China's Western Gansu Province

Summary by WTVB
BEIJING, Jan 26 (Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude of 5.5 ‍struck near the rural county of Tewo in Gansu province in western China on ‌Monday, the China ‌Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC) said, raising its estimate from magnitude 5.2. The earthquake occurred at ​2:56 p.m. local time (0656 GMT) ‍at a ​depth of 10 ​kilometres (6.2 miles), CENC said. Gansu ‍is prone to earthquakes, lying on the northern fringes of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau. I…

8 Articles

ReutersReuters
+4 Reposted by 4 other sources
Center

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes China's western Gansu province

·United Kingdom
Read Full Article

The movement occurred in Diebu at 10 km depth and had a replica minutes later.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 has shaken the Chinese province of Gansu at 06:56 UTC this Monday, at a depth of about 10 kilometers and, for the time being, no significant casualties or material damage have been recorded, according to the first data of the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC). The shock occurred about 175 kilometers south-southeastern of Linxia Chengguanzhen, a city of about 274,000 inhabitants, in a rural area where t…

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 40% of the sources are Center, 40% of the sources lean Right
40% Right

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

WTVB broke the news in on Monday, January 26, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal