China's northern regions were rattled by an earthquake measuring
6.1 on the Richter scale that was felt all the way to the capital
Beijing. At least two was killed and another 40 injured in Inner
Mongolia Autonomous Region.??
A number of houses were found collapsed and China's
Seismological Bureau Saturday night sent a rescue team of 30
experts to the quake-hit Inner Mongolia, Xinhua news agency
reported.
The quake struck at 6:58 pm (1058 GMT) Saturday, Xinhua
reported, citing the China Seismological Bureau.
The quake hit eastern Inner Mongolia and its epicenter was at
latitude 43.9 degrees north and longitude 119.7 degrees east, the
bureau said.
Rescue teams have been sent to the areas of Bairin Zuoqi and Ar
Horqin Qi, Xinhua said.
"An obvious tremor was also felt in the capital city of
Beijing," Xinhua said.
A quake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale hit southwest China's
Yunnan Province late last month, killing at least 16 people and
injuring some 584 others.
The Red Cross said 700,000 people were seriously affected and
were in desperate need of relief supplies.
(China Daily August 17, 2003)