China: 5.5 magnitude quake hits Dezhou region; over 20 injured, many houses collapse | Oneindia News

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A powerful earthquake of 5.5 magnitudes hit eastern China on Sunday. According to reports, the tremblor resulted in the injury of at least 20 people. As of now, no deaths have been reported. The magnitude 5.5 quake occurred near the city of Dezhou, which is about 300 kilometres south of the Chinese capital Beijing. According to the China Earthquake Networks Center or CENC, the earthquake occurred at 2:33 am local time. The CENC said that the quake, which occurred about 10km below the surface, struck Pingyuan County in Shandong province.

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00:00 A powerful earthquake of 5.5 magnitude hit eastern China on Sunday.

00:07 According to reports, the tremor resulted in the injury of at least 20 people.

00:12 As of now, no deaths have been reported.

00:14 The magnitude 5.5 quake occurred near the city of Dezhou, which is about 300 km south

00:20 of the Chinese capital Beijing.

00:22 According to the China Earthquake Network Center or CENC, the earthquake occurred at

00:26 2.33 am local time.

00:29 The CENC said that the quake, which occurred about 10 km below the surface, struck Pingyuan

00:34 County in Shandong province.

00:38 According to local media reports, the center said that it was the biggest quake to hit

00:42 Shandong province in a decade.

00:44 The tremors were reported in several areas in northern China, including Beijing and Tianjin

00:49 and the provinces of Henan and Hebei.

00:52 The U.S. Geological Survey estimated the magnitude of the earthquake to be 5.4.

00:57 According to local media reports, the quake caused at least 74 houses to collapse and

01:02 at least 20 people were injured.

01:05 TV broadcasters showed Dezhou residents who ran outdoors after the quake sitting on sidewalks

01:10 in the pre-dawn darkness.

01:12 Videos on social media showed bricks that had fallen from cracked walls.

01:17 The official China News Service said that train lines were being inspected for possible

01:21 damage.

01:22 CCTV said that gas service was shut off in some areas due to damage in pipes.

01:27 Authorities in Pingyuan said that they temporarily cut gas supplies in the county in case the

01:32 quake had damaged pipelines.

01:35 According to China Railway Beijing Group, several train services through the quake zone

01:39 have been delayed or suspended.

01:42 Authorities in Shandong province launched an emergency response and set up a joint command

01:47 with the local government to take charge of disaster relief.

01:50 The state council's earthquake relief headquarters and the Ministry of Emergency Management also

01:54 sent teams to work at the quake site.

01:57 According to the city government website, Dezhou and the surrounding area administered

02:01 by the city have about 5.6 million people.

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