More than 100 were killed by the earthquake that struck Northwestern China

Map: Earthquake 5.9 magnitudes struck Northwestern, China.

An earthquake, magnitude 5.9 in northwestern China has killed at least 111 people and injured more than 200 others in two provinces, Chinese state media reported on Tuesday.

Rescuers were searching for survivors after the quake, which jolted Jishishan County in Gansu Province late on Monday night. The province reported that 100 people had died, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency.

Eleven people in the city of Haidong in neighbouring Qinghai Province were also killed, the news agency said.

The quake, which struck at 11:59 p.m., had a magnitude of 5.9, according to the United States Geological Survey, though it was measured at 6.2 by the China Earthquake Administration. Buildings were toppled, and rescuers were working hours later to dig people out of the rubble, according to CCTV, the state broadcaster.

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中國西北部地震造成100多人死亡

官方媒體稱，午夜前後發生的 5.9 級地震造成 200 多人受傷。

根據中國官方媒體週二通報，中國西北部的地震造成兩個省份至少 111 人死亡、200 多人受傷。

週一深夜，甘肅省積石山縣發生地震，救援人員正在搜尋倖存者。 根據官方媒體新華社報道，該省報告已有 100 人死亡。

該通訊社稱，鄰近的青海省海東市也有 11 人死亡。

據美國地質調查局稱，這次地震於晚上 11 點 59 分發生，震級為 5.9 級，但中國地震局測得的震級為 6.2 級。 根據官方廣播公司中央電視台報道，建築物被倒塌，救援人員在幾個小時後開始工作，將人們從廢墟中挖出來。