Authorities in China say dozens of people have been killed and hundreds injured in a powerful earthquake in northwestern Gansu Province. The U.S. Geological Survey estimated the quake, which struck early on July 22, had a magnitude of 5.9, while Chinese officials put the magnitude at 6.6.
Deadly Earthquake Strikes Northwestern China
![A woman points at her collapsed home after a strong earthquake rocked Gansu Province.](https://gdb.rferl.org/318fc335-3c35-4c9a-855e-72127f552d6a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman points at her collapsed home after a strong earthquake rocked Gansu Province.
![A man offers water to a woman injured in the quake.](https://gdb.rferl.org/c354901f-7a71-48ca-a4bd-f72be3987d41_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man offers water to a woman injured in the quake.
![Firefighters carry an injured woman on a stretcher.](https://gdb.rferl.org/f6f3c078-f000-4841-937b-bfe34528c783_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Firefighters carry an injured woman on a stretcher.
![Injured residents of Minxian district in Gansu receive treatment in an emergency tent outside a hospital.](https://gdb.rferl.org/3201133c-a572-4ac5-a35f-2b0bf2c011ec_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Injured residents of Minxian district in Gansu receive treatment in an emergency tent outside a hospital.
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![Paramilitary officers search for victims among collapsed houses in Minxian district.](https://gdb.rferl.org/4ea0a741-c498-4ad9-88a4-cf542b5e0980_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Paramilitary officers search for victims among collapsed houses in Minxian district.
![Injured people receive treatment at a clinic in Dingxi.](https://gdb.rferl.org/06beb511-bb39-4bc4-ba1c-917911ff0327_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Injured people receive treatment at a clinic in Dingxi.
![People wait to be admitted to a hospital.](https://gdb.rferl.org/aab2b419-4706-4f23-96af-45bbfe5d37fd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People wait to be admitted to a hospital.
![A destroyed house in the Dingxi region](https://gdb.rferl.org/0d42d703-e785-41ab-aa47-9be563ac427a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A destroyed house in the Dingxi region
![A temporary treatment area is set up outside an overcrowded hospital.](https://gdb.rferl.org/10381709-6be7-465a-b315-0f447bb43842_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A temporary treatment area is set up outside an overcrowded hospital.