Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Qinghai in northwest China

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Earthquake of 6.3 magnitude strikes northwest China, Qinghai connected June 16, 2026. Credit: earthquake.usgs.gov

A magnitude 6.3 ​earthquake deed the ⁠prefecture of Haixi successful Qinghai, a ‌province successful northwest China, ‌with a ‌depth ⁠of 10 ⁠km, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) reported ​on Tuesday (June 16, 2026).

There ‌were nary contiguous reports of casualties oregon ‌damage and section authorities ​were assessing the situation, ⁠State broadcaster CCTV reported.

The quake struck ‌the high-altitude country astatine 5:06 p.m. Beijing clip (0906 GMT) connected Tuesday (June 16, 2026), ‌according to CENC. ​Several aftershocks were detected, including 1 ⁠measured astatine a ⁠magnitude of astir 5.

Published - June 16, 2026 04:25 p.m. IST

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