One of China's most powerful earthquakes in recent years has killed at least 149 people in a remote northwestern region, with two people still missing after the 6.2-magnitude quake struck a week ago, UNN reports citing Reuters.
The epicenter of the aftershocks was in Gansu and Qinghai provinces.
At least 131 people killed in earthquake in China20.12.23, 10:16
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The earthquake occurred on Monday, December 18, about 1300 km southwest of Beijing. According to the China Research Center, the earthquake had a center depth of 10 km. The disaster killed at least 113 people in Gansu province and 18 in the neighboring Qinghai province; hundreds of thousands of homes were also damaged.